Birds

Birds

Two Spot-billed Ducks swim. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Indian Spot-billed Ducks: Not easy to spot or save in Bangladesh

The population of the bird in the Indian subcontinent is presumed to be around a lac and not declining sharply. However, that is of little comfort to us since its population in Bangladesh may be...

A flock of Whistling Ducks descend over a beel. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Birds are laying eggs earlier as climate change shifts springs

Two Godwits in a chase. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Godwit: Feathered missile and chemical combat at paddy field

Playful Golden Plovers. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Golden Plover: A golden yield of the haor basin

Black-headed Bunting. It is found in open grassland habitats where they fly in flocks in search of grains and seed. Photo: Mohiul Islam

Small wonders: The migratory birds that come to visit Dhaka

Illustration: TBS

Facebook becomes a thriving marketplace for threatened species of birds

Photo :Collected

Flock of birds mysteriously falls out of sky and dies in Mexico

Pale-billed Flowerpecker sunning (L). Flowerpecker sitting on a twig (R). Photos: Enam Ul Haque

Flowerpeckers: Size does matter – the smaller, the better

A well-hidden female Koel. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Asian Koel: Shall I call thee Kokil, or but a wandering voice!

A flock of Whistling Ducks descend over a beel. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Wild birds: To cook, or not to cook? That is the question

Photos: Enam Ul Haque

Purple Sunbird: Petite, pretty and gifted to live in a crowded land

Male and female (top) Cotton Pygmy-goose. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Cotton Pygmy-goose: Will we soon see no ‘Bali-Hash’ in Bangladesh!

A flock of ruddy shelducks. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Ruddy Shelduck: Is the ‘chokachokir mela’ in Bangladesh coming to an end?