Indian Tree Frog - Kandy, Sri Lanka

This was one of about 5 Indian tree frogs (Polypedates maculatus) that emerged out of an egg sack that was hanging over some water. It took the frogs about 15-20 minutes to emerge from the sack and hop away. Some of them made straight for some shrubs that were growing close to the sack while others jumped into the water. 

Indian Roller - Udappu, Sri Lanka

This Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) was photographed on a day trip to Udappu, a two and a half hour drive north of Colombo. Indian Rollers are relatively common in the drier parts of the country and can often be seen perched on wires and fence posts along the road.

Indian Pita - Pelawatte, Sri Lanka

An Indian Pita has been making its home in my in-laws garden during the last few migrant seasons. I finally got around to trying to photograph it last year. The bird is quite skittish and I had to setup a hide in the verandah to take this shot. I took the photograph while lying on the ground in order to get an eye level shot. The low angle created a nice blurry background as well.