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A Sri Lankan blog
Bird and Nature Blogs
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Greeted by Guazuma! - 26th June 2022 I visited the Nizhal OMR Tree Park after ages. In my absence, I heard that Urbaser had helped clean the place of plastic and there had b...
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My Do-over - Anytime I travel, I do what it takes to get in some birding. After all, the best way to find new birds is to look in new places. However, I rarely get to t...1 day ago
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Greater Coucal collecting nesting materials - The greater coucal or crow pheasant *(Centropus sinensis bubutus**)* Coconut tree *(Cocos nucifera)* , leaves full strength to cut the tough midrib (lidi...5 days ago
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Summer Break - There comes a time in June when the migrant action slows down. it becomes more difficult to see birds through the expanding foliage and bugs start to sta...6 days ago
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Eriogonum spergulinum, the Spurry Buckwheat - Wandering around sandy highlands of the southwest United States, you may encounter a sparse, wiry weed growing between five and forty centimetres in height...1 week ago
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Where Are The Kids? - Thursday - what a strange morning. We met at 0600 up at Oakenclough - Andy, Bryan and me - a sunny morning in mid-June when we might expect good numbers of...1 week ago
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Ba'kelalan and Payeh Maha Highland Trip - 19-25th May 2022 Birding trip to Bakelalan and Payeh Maga was a blast despite not feeling quite well on the last leg of the journey. We got the Dulit ...4 weeks ago
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American Prairie (Reserve) Critique - It has been five years since I reviewed the American Prairie. At that time, they were known as American Prairie Reserve. The name may have changed, but t...1 month ago
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Four weeks on Fuerteventura - The full list of birds seen during our four week stay on the island. Had a car for 3 days, which only added the species in italics but got us to some inter...4 months ago
Blogs continued
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BIRD WATHCING @ KALAMATIYA || කලමැටිය අභයභූමිය - * Oriental Honey-Buzzard-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp...* Sri Lanka Woodshrike-https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogsp...* Green Bee-eater- https:/...
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Common Kingfisher - Thalangama, Sri Lanka - Common Kingfisher photographed at Thalangama this morning. The bird was far away and I had to crop the image a fair bit. It was pretty quiet from a bi...
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I'm No Dog Hater... - ..but it's the owners who sometimes get on my wick. So I'd arranged to go out with my mate P the other evening. I've known him for years and I suppose I'd...2 years ago
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Those not-so-fab "Mom" days... - Ain't no shame momma. Today was one of those mornings. I woke up to a shrill little "YEAAAAAAAAAKKKKKGURGLE" in my ear. LO (little one) was wedged between ...6 years ago
Amila Salgado
- Amila Salgado
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- I am a naturalist guide specialising in bird watching and wildlife tours. I have keen interests in Theravada Buddhism and Vedic Astrology. I became an ardent Buddhist in October, 2012 after meeting Venerable Waharaka Abhayaratanalanka--who attained the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana in February, 2017. I studied at St. Peter's College, Colombo 4.