Birds of Sri Lanka Attidiya Marsh

OK.... Another day another Trip to the Bird Sanctuary of Attidiya. This was more towards the end of the Birds season where you hardly find any migratory birds at the site. However, the sanctuary was full of birds that are found in Sri Lanka throughout the year. 

As you enter, many blooming red lotus flowers greet you.

The Less spoken of Boralesgamuwa Lake or Wewa is indeed a gorgeous scene

Many a Flora around

With Insects 

And the bigger ones as the Water Monitors...

Then you get to the birds - this is the Gira Maliththa a greenish bird with a long red beak 

Flying Storks

 And Flying Kithala's or White breasted Waterhen,Pheasant Tailed

The Largest Kingfisher on Earth !

 Harmony of Nature

Then the Purple Heron About to take off on a flight 

Some Butterflies

The infamous Kurulu Goya or Gurulu Goya that eats smaller Birds !

Some Flying Ducks

Hanging Bats

More Butterflies

Some Brahmian Kytes - Brahmana Ukussa

More Hanging Bats

And last but not least - the Ati Kukula

But, unfortunately, there was a nemesis too - the Ratmalana Air force base is adjoining the bird sanctuary and the following planes were basically ruining their habitat :( 

Protect Nature, Protect Wild Life, Protect Animals - Start from Home !

I have been a constant advocate of saving the nature and on several posts prior to this, I have posted many pics of some beautiful creatures, especially birds that constantly beautify our own backyards. It won't take any effort for us to have a small bird bath, throw out a few half eaten fruits (or good ones as I do), grains or other bird feed / animal feed in to your own back yard to ensure that these lovely creatures will enjoy the same sorrounding as you do.

How many of us would cage parrots and other types of birds leaving no space for the poor creature to fly around orlive in freedom that we so much talk about ?? Do we really need to cage them? If we have some feed for them they would be in our back yards and enjoy their freedom whilst giving us the same joy of having them around - uncaged.

Once they get used to you this is how close you can feed them.

I sit right under the flower pot hung from the ceiling which I now use as another feeding spot for birds when they feed. Following is a close up while a beautiful Parrot was feeding in right before my eyes..

In addition to parrots, many other birds seem to enjoy the feed and most importantly, get used to me being around them...
 

They get so close to you and start trusting you, they even build their nests in close proximity.

Ain't it wonderful ??????????????????? Why not give it a try ? Have that little compassion towards these beautiful birds that enliven your own backyards. Don't ignore them, because, the day they are gone, the little chirps, hums and cries that we enjoy unintentionally will also be gone forever....

These are the Creatures in your Neighborhood

Indeed sometimes we tend to get stuck with our 'Living in the City' mentality and tend to forget the little beauties of our surrounding areas. If we look around careful enough, we would see that the nature has indeed not lost it's beauty as we imagine it to be. It is these little things that makes it more beautiful. Or, is it that we are so used to seeing these small wonders that we tend to leave a blind eye to them ? But, Isn't it our duty to protect these beauties for the next generations to come ??

Let's Start with that Little one who saw daylight only a few hours ago.

The Joy of feeding the little fellow while the mom is out !!

The Lizard that run across the walls

And Changes the colour pretty often.

The Monkeys that visit your Coconut Trees !!

And try to steel your Coconut

And then try to escape

The colourful Kingfisher that rests in your Garden

And the wild Flowers that grow in your Garden !

Isn't it time we Start Appreciating the little beauties in our own neighborhood ??

Pictures from the backyard !!

Few clicks that I made in the backyard of our home. It is situated near the Aththidiya Bird Sanctuary, hence, a load of birds in the garden. We also have kept some bird baths and food counters for the birds and squirrels and all other creatures that walk in our garden. Sorry, I couldn't get the cobra this time around - has gone missing for sometime now !! Enjoy the pics !

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