Hoopoe bird. Sinhala; පොරුව කුරුල්ලා Poruwa kurulla Tamil: Chaval kuruvi
I
got to see a Hoopoe Bird in the garden. I have never seen one despite
umpteen safari trips to the nearby Wilpattu National Park. Normally, I
make my coffee and sit in front of computer reading news and other
bullshit This was in June 2022 with many power cuts. So no computer
and so sat outside drinking my coffee
Fe Fi Fo Fum, what did I
see but a Hoopoe Bird. It was about 20 feet away pecking on grass seed
(note need to get camera with decent zoom) . Guess what a hour later
walking to the gate I see two pairs of Hoopoe birds.
At
this rate I going to see some of the animals of Sri Lanka I have not
seen, dancing a jig in the garden. Pangolin (the old world version of
Armadillo), Jungle Cat and Rusty Spotted Cat (the smallest cat) and a Sloth Bear. I would not
mind a Fishing Cat thrown in, though I seen a pair near my sisters
house which is on the edge of the Negombo Lagoon.
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