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Cattle egret bubulcus ibis

  “This is wonderful, wonderful! Be the bird. You are the bird. Sacrifice yourself to abandoned family values....” ―  Laurie Halse Anderson,  Speak The Cattle  egret cosmopolitan species of heron and this type of birds are mostly lived in warm temperate zone like Asia, Africa and Europe countries. The Cattle egret is a small white heron about 19-21 inches in length with a wingspan of about three feet it has short legs and thick neck compared to other species of egrets adult have dull yellow and orange bills and legs. During breeding season it has a brownish crown and chest and its eyes, legs and bill are red. Cattle egret are very social and they gather in large colonies of Cattle egrets and other bird species. This type of species eats insects that are stirred up by wild animals like grasshoppers, crickets, spiders and flies.  Photo Credits: Sirojan Written By: T.Kobiga 

Potentilla indica

“Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time.” - Katrina Mayer Potentilla indica  known commonly as  mock strawberry ,   Indian-strawberry ,  or  false strawberry ,  often referred to as a  backyard strawberry.  According to the F ood and Drug  Administration ,  "Mock , or  Indian strawberries" , while possibly less delicious than wild strawberries, don't produce toxicity when ingested". Some guides say that they are poisonous but  that's false , a bellyache maybe if you eat too many. Believe it or not, this little fellow is an exotic invasive in many areas. It's believed to have originated in  China  and  Japan  and the  tropical Asian region of India  and  Southeast Asia. Photo Credits: Sirojan Written By: Afra Banu

Silver cock's comb

Ageratum conyzoides

Indian star tortoise

St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade

St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade Catholic church in Colombo

Cogon grass