India and Sri Lanka
Richard Becker’s Images
From a Birding Trip to
India and Sri Lanka
November–December 2016

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Hasta Mudras (Hand Gestures) at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India

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Birds of India and Sri Lanka

Lesser Whistling-Duck, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Lesser Whistling-Duck		 Ruddy Shelduck, India
Ruddy Shelduck		 Indian Peafowl, Sri Lanka
Indian Peafowl		 Sri Lanka Junglefowl, A Sri Lankan Endemic, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Junglefowl
A Sri Lankan Endemic		 Painted Stork, Sri Lanka
Painted Stork
Asian Openbill, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Asian Openbill		 Little Cormorant, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Little Cormorant		 Indian Cormorant, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Indian Cormorant		 Yellow Bittern, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Yellow Bittern

Purple Heron with Great Egret, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Purple Heron
With Great Egret
Great Egret, Sri Lanka
Great Egret		 Intermediate Egret, Sri Lanka
Intermediate Egret		 Little Egret, Sri Lanka
Little Egret		 Indian Pond-Heron, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Indian Pond-Heron		 Striated Heron, Sri Lanka
Striated Heron
Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron, Sri Lanka
Juvenile
Black-crowned Night-Heron		 Adult Black-crowned Night-Heron, Sri Lanka
Adult
Black-crowned Night-Heron		 Black-headed Ibis, Sri Lanka
Black-headed Ibis		 Eurasian Spoonbll, Sri Lanka
Eurasian Spoonbill		 Black-shouldered Kite, India
Black-shouldered Kite
Himalayan Griffon, India
Himalayan Griffon		 Crested Serpent Eagle, Sri Lanka
Crested Serpent-Eagle		 Crested Hawk-Eagle, Sri Lanka
Crested Hawk-Eagle		 Changeable Hawk-Eagle, India
Changeable Hawk-Eagle		 Steppe Eagle, Gardur Lake, India
Steppe Eagle
Black Kite, Ashok Country Resort, New Delhi, India
Black Kite		 Brahmini Kite, Sri Lanka
Brahmini Kite		 White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Sri Lanka
White-bellied Sea-Eagle		 Himalayan Buzzard, Gardur Lake, India
Himalayan Buzzard		 White-breasted Waterhen, Sri Lanka
White-breasted Waterhen
Watercock, Sri Lanka
Watercock		 Gray-headed Swamphen, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Gray-headed Swamphen		 Great Thick-knee, Sri Lanka
Great Thick-knee		 Black-winged Stilt, Sri Lanka
Black-winged Stilt		 Ibisbill, India
Ibisbill
Red-wattled Lapwing, Ashok Country Resort, New Delhi, India
Red-wattled Lapwing		 Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Sri Lanka
Pheasant-tailed Jacana		 Common Greenshank, Sri Lanka
Common Greenshank		 Common Redshank, Sri Lanka
Common Redshank		 Spotted Dove, Sri Lanka
Spotted Dove
Asian Emerald Dove, Sri Lanka
Asian Emerald Dove		 Green Imperial-Pigeon, Sri Lanka
Green Imperial-Pigeon		 Serendib Scops-Owl, A Sri Lankan Endemic, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Serendib Scops-Owl
A Sri Lankan Endemic		 Indian Scops-Owl, Sri Lanka
Indian Scops-Owl		 Tawny Fish-Owl, Chappi River, India
Tawny Fish-Owl
Asian Barred Owlet, India
Asian Barred Owlet		 Spotted Owlet, India
Spotted Owlet		 Brown Wood-Owl, Sri Lanka
Brown Wood-Owl		 Sri Lanka Frogmouth, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Frogmouth		 Eurasian Hoopoe, Tiger Camp, India
Eurasian Hoopoe
Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill, A Sri Lankan Endemic, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill
A Sri Lankan Endemic		 Malabar Pied-Hornbill, Sri Lanka
Malabar Pied-Hornbill		 White-throated Kingfisher, Tiger Camp, India
White-throated Kingfisher		 Green Bee-eater, Sri Lanka
Green Bee-eater		 Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Sri Lanka
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Indian Roller, Sri Lanka
Indian Roller		 Yellow-fronted Barbet (A Sri Lankan Endemic) in Nest Hole, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Yellow-fronted Barbet
A Sri Lankan Endemicri		 Speckled Pani,Timla Pan, India
Speckled Piculet		 Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, On Binayak Road from Pangot to Binayak, India
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker		 Eurasian Kestrel, Pangot, India
Eurasian Kestrel
Greater Yellownape, India
Greater Yellownape		 Slaty-headed Parakeet, India
Slaty-headed Parakeet

Plum-headed Parakeet, India
Plum-headed Parakeet

 Brown Shrike, Sri Lanka
Brown Shrike		 Long-tailed Shrike, India
Long-tailed Shrike
Ashy Drongo, Ashok Country Resort, New Delhi, India
Ashy Drongo		 White-bellied Drongo, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
White-bellied Drongo		 Eurasian Jay, Pangot to Binayak, India
Eurasian Jay		 Black-headed Jay, Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, Pangot, India
Black-headed Jay		 Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie, A Sri Lankan Endemic, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Blue Magpie
A Sri Lankan Endemic
Gray Treepie, India
Gray Treepie		 House Crow, Ashok Country Resort, New Delhi, India
House Crow		 Large-billed Crow, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Large-billed Crow		 Jerdon's Bushlark, Sri Lanka
Jerdon's Bushlark		 Green-backed Tit, Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, Pangot, India
Green-backed Tit
Black-lored Tit, Gardur Lake, India
Black-lored Tit		 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Gardur Lake, India
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch		 Wallcreeper, India
Wallcreeper		 Brown Dipper, Chappi River, India
Brown Dipper		 Black-crested Bulbul, India
Black-crested Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul, Tiger Camp, India
Red-vented Bulbul		 Conserve the House Sparrow, Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Noida, India
Himalayan Bulbul		 Yellow-eared Bulbul, A Sri Lankan Endemic, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Yellow-eared Bulbul
A Sri Lankan Endemic		 Square-tailed Bulbul, Sri Lanka
Square-tailed Bulbul		 Common Tailorbird, New Delhi, India
Common Tailorbird
Oriental White-eye, Tiger Camp, India
Oriental White-eye		 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler, India
Rusty-cheeked
Scimitar-Babbler		 Striated Laughingthrush, Binayak Road from Pangot to Binayak, India
Striated Laughingthrush		 Jungle Babbler, Ashok Country Resort, New Delhi, India
Jungle Babbler		 White-throated Laughingthrush, Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, Pangot, India
White-throated Laughingthrush
Streaked Laughingthrush, India
Streaked Laughingthrush		 Rufous Sibia, Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, Pangot, India
Rufous Sibia		 Oriental Magpie-Robin, New Delhi, India
Oriental Magpie-Robin		 Ticlell's Blue-Flycatcher, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher		 Spotted Forktail, India
Spotted Forktail
Plumbeous Redstart, Chappi River, India
Plumbeous Redstart		 White-capped Redstart, Chappi River, India
White-capped Redstart		 Pied Bushchat, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Pied Bushchat		 White-throated Flowerpecker, Sri Lanka
White-throated Flowerpecker		 Green-tailed Sunbird, Green Glen Lodge, India
Green-tailed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird, India
Crimson Sunbird		 Paddyfield Pipit, Sri Lanka
Paddyfield Pipit		 House Sparrow en Route to Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
House Sparrow		 Nesting Baya Weaver, Sri Lanka
Nesting Baya Weaver		 Scaly-breasted Munia, Sri Lanka
Scaly-breasted Munia

Other Images From India and Sri Lanka

Hasta Mudras (Hand Gestures) at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India
Hasta Mudras-Hand Gestures
Indira Gandhi Airport		 Bicycle Cart, New Delhi, India
Bicycle Cart		 Yellow Wasp, New Delhi, India
Yellow Wasp		 Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Noida, India
Okhla Bird Sanctuary		 Conserve the House Sparrow, Okhla Bird Sanctuary, Noida, India
Conserve the House Sparrow
Indian Schoolgirls, Naintal, India
Indian Schoolgirls		 Drive to Sattal Road, Nainital, India, India
Drive to Sattal Road

Woman Walking Along River, India
Woman Walking Along River

 Local People, India
Local Women and Child		 Oakleaf Butterfly, Gardur Lake, India
Oakleaf Butterfly
Himalayas, en route to Pangot, India
Himalayas		 Country Kitchen Restaurant, Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, Pangot, India
Country Kitchen Restaurant		 Macaque, Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, Pangot, India
Macaque		 Local Residents, Pangot, India
Local Residents

Under the Sea Murals, Pangot, India
Under the Sea  School Murals
On Binayak Road from Pangot to Binayak, India
On Binayak Road from Pangot 1		 On Binayak Road from Pangot to Binayak, India
On Binayak Road
from Pangot 2		 Mountain Goat, Pangot to Binayak, India
Mountain Goat		 Macaque, India
Macaque 2		 Safari, Jim Corbett National Park, India
On Safari in Corbett, NP
Sambar Deer, India
Sambar Deer		 Jim Corbett National Park, India
Jim Corbett National Park		 Spotted Deer (Chital or Axis Deer), India
Spotted Deer
(Chital or Axis Deer)		 Barking Deer (Muntjac), India
Barking Deer
(Muntjac)		 Elephant Wash, India
Elephant Wash
Locals, India
Locals		 Children, India
Children		 Garjiya Devi Temple, Koshi River, India
Garjiya Devi Temple		 Along the Koshi River, India
Along the Koshi River		 Newlyweds, India
Newlyweds
People Near the Koshi Riverl, India
Near the Koshi Riveri		 Elephant Safari From Tiger Camp, India
Elephant Safari		 Our Indian Bus Driver and Guide
Our Bus Driver and Guide		 Indian Traffic Jam
Indian Traffic Jam		 With an Indian Flavor
With an Indian Flavor
Asian Water Monitor, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Asian Water Monitor		 Pied Parasol Dragonfly, Thalangama Lake and Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Pied Parasol Dragonfly		 Sri Lankan Pitcher Plant, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Pitcher Plant		 Orchid, Sri Lanka
Orchid		 Ironood, Sri Lanka
Ironwood
Giant Wood Spider, Sri Lanka
Giant Wood Spider		 Leech Socks, Sri Lanka
A Fashion Statement:
Leech Socks		 Toque Macaque, Sri Lanka
Toque Macaque

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka
Pinnawala
Elephant Orphanage

 Fruit Bats, Sri Lanka
Fruit Bats
Mugger Crocodile, Sri Lanka
Mugger Crocodile		 Water Buffalo, Sri Lanka
Water Buffalo		 Land Monitor, Sri Lanka
Land Monitor		 Leopard, Sri Lanka
Leopard

Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Yala National Park
Purple-faced Langur (Purple-faced Leaf Monkey), Sri Lanka
Purple-faced Langur
(Purple-faced Leaf Monkey)		 Marine Turtle Nest, Sri Lanka
Marine Turtle Nest		 Sri Lankan Elephant, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Elephant		 The True Owners of the Jungle, Sri Lanka
The True Owners of the Jungle		 Butterfly, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Butterfly
Wood Lizard, Sri Lanka
Wood Lizard		 The grassland is our home, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Our Home		 Morning Dew, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Morning Dew		 Violet Flower, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Violet Flower		 Stripe-necked Mongoose, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Stripe-necked Mongoose
Sambar Deer, Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Sambar Deer		 Juvenile Toque Macaque, Hakgala Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka
Juvenile Toque Macaque		 Adult Toque Macaque, Hakgala Botanical Garden, Sri Lanka
Adult Toque Macaque		 Behave Decently, Victoria Park, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Behave		 No Swimming, Near the Swinging Bridge, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
No Swimming
The Swinging Bridge, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Swinging Bridge		 Proud Papa, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Proud Papa		 Sinhalese Sign, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sign		 Kelani River, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Kelani River		 Window, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Window
  Purple Flowers, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Purple Flowers		 Brown Flowers, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Brown Flowers		 Butterfly, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Butterfly 2		  

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