brings about lots of pleasant changes in the environment. One of
these is it creates temporary pools in most parts of Sri Lanka.
This may sound bad news when you think about mosquitoes. But
these pools also attract dragonflies, which come to find food
and love. Aggressive predators, dragonflies in their aquatic
larval stages feed among other things on mosquito larvae. Also
at their free flying adult stage; they feed on mosquitoes, quite
a bit. Therefore, dragonflies play an important role in
controlling these harmful pests, which increase during wetter
months. While birding in a secondary forest patch close to my
residence, I came across quite a cute little temporary pool with
plenty of dragons. I found myself making two trips to this
fantastic wetland reserve to attempt to capture some of its
beautiful residents in camera. Here are a couple of dragon shots
that I managed. Blue Pursuer Potamarcha congener -- adult male.
My birding highlights included Yellow-fronted Barbet - an
endemic bird of Sri Lanka that i