One of the first birdwatching trips I worked hard to undertake was to Sri Lanka 3.5 years ago. -- My little bird-minded mind exploded the second I flew in. Imagine a country only just smaller than Tasmania but within it contained 450-odd species of birds. Almost double the amount that are present in Tasmania. It was bird heaven! -- I immediately started sketching when I got there (even though I was staying in a guest house with only a fan, sweat dripping onto my paper) and I have since returned to the beautiful island twice. -- Sri Lanka has directly inspired about 20 of my illustrations and I even managed to write and illustrate a topical little artist book (now thankfully out of print), and from that, I was lucky enough to be part of a residency that saw me illustrate 6 endemic and rare bird species while staying in the glorious @ashburnhamestate. They were some of my finest bird illustrations to date. -- I think about Sri Lanka a lot. Almost daily. And looking back (at the risk of sounding like a sleazy salesman), travelling through her rainforests, over three years ago, I really wish I had one book with me, keeping record of the avian splendour that I encountered there. -- AVIARY: An Avian Diary. -- Don't forget and don't regret your birdwatching experiences. -- Get your copy here: -- 🐦 www.aviandiary.com 🐦 -- #srilanka #birdsofsrilanka #srilanka🇱🇰 #birds #aviary #aviandiary #birdwatching #birdwatchingbook #birdwatchingsrilanka #srilankatravel #srilankadiaries #birdphotography (at Sri Lanka) https://www.instagram.com/p/BowCncMBTfq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1czjqs9nhw9xe