Wanaman Petha/Wild Trail By Saman D

Wanaman Petha/Wild Trail By Saman D I do wild life photography as a hobby. I just want to post my wild life and nature photos here. It will be not only in Sri Lanka but from other countries I

16/12/2019

Trip to Brisbane Australia
Wild life in Australia, birds in particular is fascinating. Its amazing to see them all around.

Unique social passerine with a disproportionately long tail and very short and rounded wings. Overall pallid sandy-brown...
30/03/2019

Unique social passerine with a disproportionately long tail and very short and rounded wings. Overall pallid sandy-brown. Often seen hopping on the ground with its tail cocked. Favors vegetated desert wadis and plains in the Middle East; also found near human habitation. Eats arthropods, plants, and berries. Moves around in noisy social groups; the subject of intensive studies for decades.

I was on a whale watching tour in Sydney Australia. I was lucky see a mum and calf roaming around Sydney harbor. Very cl...
06/11/2018

I was on a whale watching tour in Sydney Australia. I was lucky see a mum and calf roaming around Sydney harbor. Very closer to harbor entrance.

Intimidating look..Wild Buffalo bull
05/11/2018

Intimidating look..
Wild Buffalo bull

Flammingos
30/10/2018

Flammingos

Moorhens I have seen many in Sri Lanka, But first time I saw their babies.Moorhens — sometimes called marsh hens — are ...
29/09/2018

Moorhens

I have seen many in Sri Lanka, But first time I saw their babies.

Moorhens — sometimes called marsh hens — are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family (Rallidae). Most species are placed in the genus Gallinula, Latin for "little hen".[1] They are close relatives of coots. They are often referred to as (black) gallinules. Recently, one of the species of Gallinula was found to have enough differences to form a new genus Paragallinula with the only species being the Lesser moorhen (Paragallinula angulata).

Two species from the Australian region, sometimes separated in Tribonyx, are called "nativehens". The nativehens differ visually by shorter, thicker and stubbier toes and bills, and longer tails that lack the white signal pattern of typical moorhens.[2]

"Marsh Hens" are briefly mentioned in the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Gold-Bug", as part of a description of the ecology of Sullivan's Island. The main characters also prepare Marsh Hens for supper at one point early in the story.

These rails are mostly brown and black with some white markings in plumage colour. Unlike many of the rails they are usually easy to see, feeding in open water margins rather than hidden in reedbeds.

They have short rounded wings and are weak fliers, although usually capable of covering long distances. The common moorhen in particular migrates up to 2,000 km from some of its breeding areas in the colder parts of Siberia. Those that migrate do so at night. The Gough moorhen on the other hand is considered almost flightless; it can only flutter some metres. As common in rails, there has been a marked tendency to evolve flightlessness in island populations.

Moorhens can walk very well on their strong legs, and have long toes that are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces.

These birds are omnivorous, consuming plant material, small rodents, amphibians and eggs. They are aggressively territorial during the breeding season, but are otherwise often found in sizeable flocks on the shallow vegetated lakes they prefer.

GLOSSY IBISThis is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa...
20/09/2018

GLOSSY IBIS
This is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean regions of the Americas.[3] It is thought to have originated in the Old World and spread naturally from Africa to northern South America in the 19th century, from where it spread to North America.[4] The glossy ibis was first found in the New World in 1817 (New Jersey). Audubon saw the species just once in Florida in 1832. It expanded its range substantially northwards in the 1940s and to the west in the 1980s.[4] This species is migratory; most European birds winter in Africa, and in North America[5] birds from north of the Carolinas winter farther south. Birds from other populations may disperse widely outside the breeding season. While generally declining in Europe, it has recently established a breeding colony in southern Spain, and there appears to be a growing trend for the Spanish birds to winter in Britain and Ireland, with at least 22 sightings in 2010.[6] In 2014, a pair attempted to breed in Lincolnshire, the first such attempt in Britain [7] A few birds now spend most summers in Ireland, but as yet there is no evidence of breeding there.
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The marsh harriers are birds of prey of the harrier subfamily. They are medium-sized raptors and the largest and broades...
20/09/2018

The marsh harriers are birds of prey of the harrier subfamily. They are medium-sized raptors and the largest and broadest-winged harriers. Most of them are associated with marshland and dense reedbeds. They are found almost worldwide, excluding only the Americas.

Until recently two species were generally recognized: the marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) and the African marsh harrier (C. ranivorus). The marsh harrier is now usually split into several species, sometimes as many as six. These are the western marsh harrier (C. aeruginosus), eastern marsh harrier (C. spilonotus), Papuan harrier (C. spilonotus spilothorax or C. spilothorax), swamp harrier (C. approximans), Réunion harrier (C. maillardi maillardi or C. maillardi) and Madagascar marsh harrier (C. maillardi macrosceles or C. macrosceles).

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Marsh harrier was hunted to extinction in the United Kingdom.[1] After being reintroduced from other regions, its population steadily increased until DDT threatened it, along with other raptors, in the 50's and 60's. Since, the population has slowly and steadily increased.

Gray Crowned CraneIntroduced to Al Qudra lakes in UAE.It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although ...
13/09/2018

Gray Crowned Crane

Introduced to Al Qudra lakes in UAE.

It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. They can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes in Uganda and Kenya and as far south as South Africa. This animal does not have set migration patterns, and birds nearer the tropics are typically sedentary. Birds in more arid areas, particularly Namibia, make localised seasonal movements during drier periods.[2]

Blue-cheeked bee-eater( Collard Dow is wondering)Hay hay.....What the hack you guys....
13/09/2018

Blue-cheeked bee-eater
( Collard Dow is wondering)

Hay hay.....What the hack you guys....

26/08/2018

Blackstart,

Rather a common bird we can see in Oman. Not shy at all. Posing like a model.......

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