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Waterhen flies vertically up.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Watercock flying above tree line. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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'