Bird

Waterhen flies vertically up.
Panorama

The recipe for looking at and appreciating a waterhen!

The bird once lived in every village of Bangladesh, and every little waterhole had a pair of waterhen. It was an iconic bird of our villages. While its English name ‘White-breasted waterhen’ is...

Bar-headed Geese in shallow water. Photo: Courtesy
Panorama

Bar-headed goose: Lease of geese-grazing land in Bangladesh and geese-egg omelette in Tibet!

Green Pigeons enjoy sunshine on roadside trees. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Green Pigeons and the spectre of Passenger Pigeons’ boom ’n bust

Swift flies around a grove of Palmyra Palm or Taalgach. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Palm Swift: A lame bird that flies mileage equal to seven round trips to the moon

The Jahangirnagar University campus has been known as a winter resort for migratory birds for the last 35 years and this year is no exception. Photo: Mahbub Rinad
Environment

Jahangirnagar: A bird haven 

Photo: BSS/AFP
Europe

Nearly 30 percent of UK birds endangered, report warns

Asian Openbill on a marsh. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Asian Openbill: A bird that baffled Julian Huxley and endured a parade of poisoned snails

A charming bird of Champakdi and a sad saga of shrinking biodiversity
Panorama

A charming bird of Champakdi and a sad saga of shrinking biodiversity

Watercock flying above tree line. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Lonely male Watercock: All dressed up and nowhere to go!

A panicky Grey-headed lapwing fledgling takes off. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Did the baby lapwing fly from Manchuria to Dhaka by itself?

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater perching over waterhole. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Boisterous bee-eaters dive and dunk, experts wonder why!

Yellow Bittern in orange nuptial dress. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Monsoon colours of Shyampur: When Yellow Bittern turns orange!

A red-rumped parrot, one of the bird species that has seen its bill size increase. Photo: CNN
Climate Change

Climate change is causing animals to 'shape shift'