Brown-breasted Flycatcher - Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Brown-breasted Flycatcher is another migrant that visits our garden in Colombo. It was perched on a dead branch quite close to the ground and I was able to shoot it eye level. Due to the fact that I was quite close to it, the out of focus background turned out pretty well. 

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.

Malayan Night Heron - Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) is a scarce migrant to Sri Lanka. A juvenile bird stopped by our garden in Colombo early on during the migrant season a couple of years ago and I was able to photograph it. The bird was not bothered by my presence and continued to feed whilst I photographed it.

Orange-headed Thrush - Colombo Sri Lanka

I got lucky with photographing this bird as it arrived at home, in the heart of Colombo, during the migration season a couple of years ago. It was seen around the garden for a few of days and I spent a bit of time photographing it as it fed in the flower beds.