Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Yellow-Billed Babblers(Turdoides affinis) In My Garden

I've videoed some regular visitors in my garden. These are another type of commonly seen birds in Sri Lanka.  They are very fond of food scraps found in gardens. Always moving around in small flocks, these birds mostly spend time on the ground and tree branches close to the ground. I have seen them falling prey to domestic cats and Rat Snakes, but apart from that I don't know what their predators are. Their distinctive chatter that is both loud and rapid allows them to be recognized at  a distance. Learn more..........