Photographing birds and then identifying them are both challenging endeavors but fun and satisfying when you can accomplish one or both. Here are the ones I saw and photographed in Sri Lanka.

Blue-Tailed Bee Eater

Common Myna

Red-Vented Bulbul

Crested Serpent-Eagle

Chestnut-Headed Bee Eater

Oriental Darter

Black-Headed Ibis

Painted Stork and Little Egret

Painted Stork

Malabar Pied Hornbill

Grey Heron

Changeable Hawk-Eagle

House Crow

Great Egret

Lesser Whistling Duck

Note that I dedicated a complete separate blog post to the majestic peacock at https://blog.shellyrosenberg.com/2025/06/07/peacocks-in-sri-lanka/