Birds

Birds

Birds under increasing threat from plastic waste

Birds under increasing threat from plastic waste

Toes and talons of Shikra. Photo; Enam Ul Haque

Shikra: A leopard with wings!

Bengal Bushlark singing on a fence. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Bengal Bushlark: ‘Clouds and sky about thee ringing!’

Jungle Babblers: Funny little birds casually visiting the Taj Mahal

Jungle Babblers: Funny little birds casually visiting the Taj Mahal

Small Minivet male carries insect. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Small Minivets: 'Renew their old melodious madrigals of love'

Male Plaintive Cuckoo. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Plaintive Cuckoo: Singing is a household chore, not entertainment

Alarmed greater Flameback

Greater Flameback: 'His crown and nape took on the colour of his crimson cloak'

Black-naped Monarch male Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Black-naped Monarch: A sovereign who never abandoned the Indian subcontinent

Hawk-Cuckoo dodging detection. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Common Hawk-Cuckoo: An uncommon impersonator and an amazing vocalist

A stream snakes through the Satchhari National Park located in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj. The Forest Department has proposed doubling the size of the national park by acquiring nearby lands, which naturalists said would benefit the wildlife. Photo: Saad Abdullah

Satchhari National Park: Home to 200 species of birds set to get even bigger

Long-tailed Shrike staring. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Long-tailed Shrike: An astute and princely ‘butcher’

Malkoha with nesting material. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Green-billed Malkoha: An odd cuckoo that cuckolds no one 

A male Baya Weaver beating wings. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Baya Weavers weave: ‘Must be witnessed to be fully credited’