Bird Island, Tissa wewa, Tissa, Sri Lanka.

There is an island on Tissa Wewa in Tissa, Sr5i Lanka, where birds build their nests. The island can be seen from the main road. A boat ride close to the island could be arranged. I took this picture from the road on the bund of the Tissa wewa.

View from the bridge at Karawanella, Sri Lanka.

This is a view from the bridge at Karawanella on a rainy day. The distant Adam's peak is covered by clouds. The river is the Kelany.

View from the bund of the 'Tissa wewa'. Tissa, Sri Lanka.

This picture was taken from the bund of the 'Tissa Wewa', in Tissa, Sri Lanka. You can see the watch-hut on the paddy field and the 'Tissa Dagoba'.

View at Haldumulla, Sri Lanka.

Coming down on the road from Haldumulla on the Haputale - Balangoda road I saw this play of sunlight on the hills and paused to take this picture.

Two views of 'Bopath Ella', Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

 'Bopath Elle' - the waterfall which looks like the leaf of a Ficus reliogosa,is lovely to look at. It looks serene in these pictures. During the rainy season it can become a raging torrent. Quite a few lives have been lost by people who try to show off especially after liquor, at this site. Suicides also have taken place here.

Birds in a paddy field, Thalduwa, Sri Lanka.

A Great Egret and two bitterns on a paddy field close to Thalduwa.

Paddy field at Talduwa.

Egrets gather in large numbers to eat the worms turned up from the wet soil after ploughing. Note the reflections of the egrets in the water producing a 'mirror-image'. I took this picture 3 Kilometers from Talduwa on the Talduwa - Amithirigala road. This road is being developed as the main route to the Katunayake airport from Avissawella. It goes from Avissawella - Talduwa - Amithirigala - Hiswella - Nittambuwa - Katunayaka.