Fauna Exotica............

Endemic Yellow-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus penicillatus)

 

 

Common Bluebottle(Graphium sarpedon)

 

Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

                                             Marsh Dancer ( Onychargia atrocyana)

                                                           Acavus Superbus

                                        

                                House Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)

                                         
                                

                                     Black-headed Ibis(Threskiornis melanocephalus)

                                            Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio).

What I've Been Capturing Lately....

A strange arachnid that curls up in to  a ball.

A Parakeet that I couldn't identify.

A Tailed Jay , Graphium agamemnon

White-breasted waterhens. 

A crab common in the paddy fields.

A Common Paddy field Frog from the garden pond.

World Bird Wednesday


Macro Monday

Uninvited Guests.............

I photographed these frogs inside the house at night, using flash,so the quality..errr....  After photographing the two specimens, the identification drill! They turned out to be Termite Nest Frog/Ramanella variegata. There are some interesting facts about these croackers on this wikipedia page.











Posted for Macro Monday.

A Narrow Escape......................

It was 25th of last month. I was absorbed in a text book, studying for an exam, when I heard a desperate squeaking  sound which was undoubtedly from some creature  being caught by a predator. I couldn't but help putting the book away and head in to the garden where the sound came from. There was this frog clamped in a crow's beak. When the crow saw me, it dropped this poor beggar and took flight. Having a closer look at the creature, I realized that it was some thing totally unfamiliar to me.  I took a couple of quick snaps of the frog and put it in to a well covered corner in the garden.  Then I surfed the net trying to find out what species it was. My tentative conclusion is that this is a Common Hourglass Tree-frog/Polypedates cruciger , a common frog endemic to Sri Laka. I've uploaded this image here too for confirming the identification. Perhaps some of you guys could help me with that?

It's Time To Croak...........

voir à travers la grenouille

Jerdon's Bull Frog (Hoplobatrachus crassus)

I saw this frog in  Shan's garden about two weeks ago, and got him to take a few snaps for me. I had never seen one of those before, so I uploaded this photo here and requested an identification. My friend  Ruchira then confirmed it was a  Jerdon's Bull Frog (Hoplobatrachus crassus).
Shan, Ruchira, Thank you Guys!

Today In The Garden....................

Hi all, it's been some time since my last post, for my faithful point-and- shoot is no more. :-(  It'll take some time to have a new toy. I'm doing a bit of wildlife gardening till then. Here are some critters that I captured in the garden today with a cam a friend of mine lent me. I've mot identified some of them, and let you know if I do.  I'll be grateful if you could help me there too.

Yellow-Billed Babblers(Turdoides affinis)

  Three-stripped Palm squirrel

 

Variable Flutterer Dragonfy

 Chocolate Soldier butterfly