Birds

Boobook sings Emily’s tune, not Shakespeare’s ‘songs of death’
Panorama

Boobook sings Emily’s tune, not Shakespeare’s ‘songs of death’

The big, forward-looking eyes on a flat and somewhat human-like face distinguish the owl from the other birds. No wonder the owl always fascinated and overawed the ancient humans

Black Kites take a dip
Panorama

Black Kite: A happy forager, not the hunter hubby of Aesop’s eagle

The noble Hoopoe, a search for God and a nasty family secret
Panorama

The noble Hoopoe, a search for God and a nasty family secret

Catkins, munias and an awful thought on a mild October morning
Panorama

Catkins, munias and an awful thought on a mild October morning

Let's touch the heights together. Photo: Rifat Iqbal
In Focus

Balance with Harmony

Can we allow space for Indian pond heron in a rapidly changing urban landscape? Photo Credit: Muntasir Akash
Earth

Saving colonial waterbirds fosters human-wildlife coexistence

What if birds were not real?. Photo: Collected
Splash

‘What if birds were not real?’

Jungle Mynas prepare to bow to each other. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Myna at the window: ‘A tonic of the wilderness!’

Chestnut Munias feed in the grass. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Birdland of Joymoni: How long may it last!

2000 birds freed from poachers in Munshiganj
Bangladesh

2,000 birds freed from poachers’ trap in Munshiganj

Picture: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate
Earth

There are about 50 billion birds in the world - study

Sajid Amit, associate professor, ULAB. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Birds of a feather

Cox’s Bazar district administration has taken an initiative to install 10,000 nests on trees for birds. Photo: TBS
Environment

Cox’s Bazar installs clay nests on trees for birds