Saturday, July 11, 2009

BIRDS





For sheer concentration of bird life in proportion to land area Sri Lanka has no rival. There are 426 species on the island's avifaunal list, 227 are residents of which 26 are endemic species.

Feathers of Paradise
There are many kinds of birds living in Sri Lanka. A bird's world describes the beauty of nature. Some of the birds found in Sri Lanka are of foreign origin. There are many varieties of local birds as well in Sri Lanka. During varying periods in every year foreign birds from many parts of world come to Sri Lanka. How ever the land of Sri Lanka is a paradise of birds. The birds fly up and down in the sky make a beauty of nature.
Sri Lanka is one of the islands which one could enjoy viewing more kinds of birds. The birds of Sri Lanka have significant life style roles in the nature of Sri Lanka. The periods of August and April are a season for the foreign birds that come to Sri Lanka. The birds of Eastern European countries and south Asian countries come to Sri Lanka in the period of August to April. They migrate from freezing land to the sunny land of Sri Lanka. Always the foreign birds stay near in the lagoons in Sri Lanka. There are more kinds of birds that live in many parks in Sri Lanka. The Bundala national Park is considered as one of them.