Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Black-hooded Oriole/ Oriolus xanthornus/කහ කුරුල්ලා

Black-hooded Oriole/ Oriolus xanthornus/කහ කුරුල්ලා



Posted for Wordless Wednesday and World Bird Wednesday.
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Location: Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

25 comments:

  1. FABMarch 30, 2011 at 3:16 AM

    Very colourful.

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  2. SandeeMarch 30, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Excellent capture. Birds are hard to photograph most of the time.

    Have a terrific WW. :)

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  3. UnknownMarch 30, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    That bird is sooo pretty!

    Happy WW!

    Hope you can pass by my post.

    Best,
    Li
    @LaLicenciada
    @HerDeepThoughts

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  4. mickMarch 30, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Beautiful bird!

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  5. Cafe au laitMarch 30, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Great shot!

    I played too. Mine are here and here.

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  6. PippaDMarch 30, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    What a good looking fellow.

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  7. Gemma WisemanMarch 30, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Wonderful photo highlighting all that glorious gold of the feathers!

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  8. UnknownMarch 30, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Wow he's a real beauty!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  9. AnonymousMarch 30, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    cool photo of a colorful bird!

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  10. Bill S.March 30, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Beautiful bird. I love to see other birds for your country.

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  11. Amila KanchanaMarch 30, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Hi everybody, I'm really grateful for your encouraging words,for that's what get this blog going! I'll drop by yours anytime now.:)

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  12. SpringmanMarch 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Sweet capture Amila. More please! ;-)WBW!

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  13. FotokarusellenMarch 30, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    A beautiful bird and a great shot. Bravo!

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  14. gtyyupMarch 30, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    So very nice. I think we get these, but much later in the year. Happy WW!

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  15. Amaris in WonderlandMarch 31, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    What a beauty!

    Great capture, Amila!

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  16. PatMarch 31, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Wonderful capture of this beautiful bird!

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  17. theconstantwalkerMarch 31, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    A beautiful bird Amila. Great image. I am enjoying the cricket by the way.

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  18. SondraMarch 31, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    Brilliant--great capture.

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  19. CarlettaMarch 31, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    The sun makes the yellow feathers glisten!
    Beautiful shot!

    Thanks for your visit. :)

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  20. Stewart MMarch 31, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Hi! Thats a splendid bird - seems that black and yellow is a bit of a theme.

    Thanks for following my photo blog.

    You may be interested in my other blog as well - you can find it at :
    http://payingreadyattention.blogspot.com/

    Cheers Stewart M - Australia

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  21. Amila KanchanaMarch 31, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    Hi Everybody, I'm delighted with all your very positive feedback,it's been such a pleasure sharing the wildlife of my part of the world with you!:)

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  22. AnonymousMarch 31, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Wow - this really is a very pretty shot!

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  23. tracyApril 2, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    gorgeous. it's so nice to see birds finally coming out! hopefully we're done with snow, eh?

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  24. Amila KanchanaApril 2, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Hi ladfi, Many thanks!:)

    tracy, yep,there's no better time than spring!:)

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  25. eileeninmdApril 3, 2011 at 4:13 AM

    Cool looking Oriole. I would love to see this bird myself.

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