Birds

Green-backed Heron on a tilting stalk. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Green-backed Heron: Nothing but a prayer to catch a fish  

Though not a rare bird, one has to be quite lucky to spot a Green-backed Heron anywhere on earth. It is too stealthy and too well camouflaged a bird to be seen easily

Kingfisher on overhead cable. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

White-breasted Kingfisher: Keeping calm and cool in our claustrophobic capital

Common Iora singing. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Common Iora nesting: Wary of House Crows, not of humans

Their plumage is beaded with numerous eye-like spots, akin to its namesake, the peacock. Photo: eBird
Earth

Of peacock-pheasant, jungle rules, and lucky strike: A birdwatching story

A pair of Hill Mynas. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Hill Myna nesting: Hopefully, out of reach of the pet-traders

Little Spiderhunter on Banana flower. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Little Spiderhunter: A good omen nearly lost from our villages

Online bird seller detained in Gazipur
Crime

Online bird seller detained in Gazipur

Changeable Hawk-Eagle in India. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Changeable Hawk-Eagles may change the colour, not the menu

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

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

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

Birds are laying eggs earlier as climate change shifts springs

Two Godwits in a chase. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

Godwit: Feathered missile and chemical combat at paddy field

Playful Golden Plovers. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
Panorama

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
In Focus

Small wonders: The migratory birds that come to visit Dhaka