Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the Western Cattle Egret and the Eastern Cattle Egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world.
It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle Egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the Cattle Egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.

দুরন্তপনা

দুরন্তপনা, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Childhood... Maybe the best part of a human being's entire life... We might Find happiness in the smallest thing yet again we might cry for the silliest thing... Sweet Childhood

Lighten up the road..

Lighten up the road.., a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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When you possess light within, you see it externally. ~Anaïs Nin

Just A random fun Light painting experiment with my friends...

Expectation of Living

Expectation of Living, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.
Voltaire

Run Baby Run !!!

Run Baby Run !!!, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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We humans and this little birdie in this picture are not so different... Just like him we are always in a hurry... Always running for the survival....

I Have Always Loved You

I Have Always Loved You, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Since the beginning of time
Since it started to rain
Since I heard you laugh
Since I felt your pain
I was too young, you were much younger
We were afraid of each other`s hunger
I have always loved you
There`s never been anyone else
I knew you before I knew myself
Oh my baby,
I have always loved you....

Linkon from Artcell

Linkon from Artcell, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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One of the most powerfull voice of Bangladesh Music and Underground

Journey Towards a New Day

Journey Towards a New Day, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion for life.


Federico Fellini

Taking Off

Taking Off, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Just a random moment of taking off...

Staring at Green Heaven

Staring at Green Heaven, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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So, so you think you can tell heaven from hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steal rail? A smile from a veil. Do you think you can tell?

Capturing the Moments

Capturing the Moments, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Sometime we love to do this in the concerts. When our favorite track hits or our favorite rock-star start some heavy rocking we always tend to capture those moments.

New Day with New Hopes

New Day with New Hopes, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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The first glare of the year in the first day of Boishak...

The light brings lots of new hopes and ends alot of misery...

Rockophony VI

Ryan - II @Rockophony, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

Rockophony V

Stuart @Rockophony, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Stuart - Bassist of the 'Something Relevant' Band performing in Winter Garden (16th March) @Rockophony

Rockophony IV

Rachel Varghese - I @Rockophony, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Rachel Varghese performing with Something Relevant in Winter Garden (16th March) @Rockophony

Blossom

Blossom, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.

Rockophony III - The Z factor

The Z factor @Rockophony, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Zohad (Nemesis) performing in Rockophony at Winter Garden (16th March)

Rockophony II

Rockophony II, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Rachel Varghese performing with Something Relevant in Winter Garden (16th March)

I am not a quiter

I am not a quiter, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Meet Dolu Mia. He lives in the South Maria village which is in Bogra. He pulls his van by occupation and seasonally does some farming also. He earns just around 3000 taka ($40) per month. Yet he never stop smiling. He never stopped dreaming. Somehow someway he managed to visit many places for vacation with his family. When i talked with him i realized if u want happiness in your life never stop believing in yourself and never quit because fortune never favors the quitters.

Birth of a Soul

Birth of a Soul, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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" Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. " - Gerard De Nerval

Rockophony I

Rockophony I, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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Ryan - Saxophonist of the ' Something Relevant ' Band performing in Winter Garden (16th March)

The Return to Innocence

The Return to Innocence, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

Don't be afraid to be weak
Don't be too proud to be strong
Just look into your heart my friend
That will be the return to yourself
The return to innocence
If you want, then start to laugh
If you must, then start to cry
Be yourself don't hide
Just believe in destiny
Don't care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don't give up and use the chance
To return to innocence
That's not the beginning of the end
That's the return to yourself
The return to innocence

A Walk To Remember

A Walk To Remember, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

We all remember a bit of our childhood. No matter what happens, How far we go, No matter how busy we become. Whenever we look back in memory lane we always miss our good old childhood whatever we can recall. We are all walking in our own path of life. But I think the initial walk in childhood is indeed what we cherish most. There is a part of us never wants to grow old. When I saw this kid walking towards me it kind of hit my memory lane. Some precious memories of my childhood just got reflected in a blink.

That’s why I named this one as “THE WALK TO REMEMBER”.

কসাই পাখি /The Long-tailed Shrike

কসাই পাখি /The Long-tailed Shrike, a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

কসাই পাখি বা বাঘটিকি, ছোট আকারের একধরনের র্দুদান্ত শিকারী পাখি। কসাই পাখি বাংলাদেশের সব জায়গায় কম-বেশি দেখা যায়।কসাই পাখি দেখতে ছোট। এদের অনেক প্রজাতি রয়েছে। বাংলাদেশে এর কয়েকটি প্রজাতি রয়েছে। প্রত্যেকটির রং ও রূপ আলাদা। একটির লেজ কিছু কালো, অন্যটির মাথা ধুসর রংয়ের। তবে সব কসাই পাখি প্রজাতির বৈশিষ্ট্য কালো মাথা ও ঠোঁট। কালো ডানার উপর সাদা ছাপ, ধুসর ও হলুদ। তবে এদের মধ্যে বাদামী রংয়ের কসাই পাখি বাংলাদেশের খুবই পরিচিত পাখি।কসাই পাখি শীতকালে বেশি দেখা যায়। এরা বনে বাস করে না। এরা বনের বাইরে থাকে এবং মুক্ত প্রাঙ্গন, ঝোপের বাইরে বসে শিকার করে। কসাই পাথি গ্রীষ্ম-বর্ষায় ডিম পাড়ে।




The Long-tailed Shrike or the Rufous-backed Shrike (Lanius schach) is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes. It is a common resident breeder throughout the Indomalayan ecozone from Kazakhstan, through Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indian peninsula except eastern states, to New Guinea, found on bushes in scrubby areas and cultivation. Winter visitor to southern areas such as southeast India and Sri Lanka.

It has some resemblances to the grey shrikes, such as the Southern Grey Shrike, Lanius meridionalis, sharing the pearl grey head and mantle and black mask extending from the forehead, through the eye, to the ear coverts. An eastern race found in Bhutan to Arunachal Pradesh, sometimes called the Himalayan L. s. tricolor, has a black head extending from the eye mask to the whole crown and nape.It is small for a grey shrike, but has a very long tail with rufous edges. The underparts are white, but with rufous flanks. The bill and legs are nearly black.

This bird has a characteristic upright "shrike" attitude perched on a bush, from which it sallies after lizards, large insects, small birds and rodents. This species of bird is a popular pet in southeast Asia.Prey may be impaled upon a sharp point, such as a thorn. Thus secured they can be ripped with the strong hooked bill, but its feet are not suited for tearing.Its flight is undulating, but its dash is straight and determined.

Elderly (বার্ধক্য)

Elderly (বার্ধক্য), a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

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বার্ধক্য যেন যাত্রা শুরু অপারের
মনের ভিতর ভয় থাকে পারাপারের।

বার্ধক্য মানে পৃথিবী ছারার প্রস্তুতি
দিতে কি পারলাম যা করেছিলাম প্রতিশ্রুতি?

বার্ধক্য যেন নয় শেষ
বাকি থেকে যায় অনেক হিশাব নিকেশ।

ছেড়ে ত কেউই যেতে চাই না
তবুও থাকতেও ত পারি না।

বার্ধক্য মানে সৃতিগুলো গুছিয়ে ফেলা
শেষ হবে আমার এই পথচলা।




I'm fifteen for a moment
Caught in between ten and twenty
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
I'm twenty two for a moment
She feels better than ever
And we're on fire
Making our way back from Mars

Fifteen there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to lose
Fifteen, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got hundred years to live

I'm thirty three for a moment
Still the man, but you see I'm of age
A kid on the way
A family on my mind
I'm forty five for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life

Fifteen there's still time for you
Time to buy, time to lose yourself
Within a morning star
Fifteen I'm all right with you
Fifteen, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got hundred years to live

Half time goes by
Suddenly you're wise
Another blink of an eye
Sixty seven is gone
The sun is getting high
We're moving on
I'm ninety nine for a moment
Dying for just another moment
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are

Fifteen there's still time for you
Twenty two I feel her too
Thirty three you're on your way
Every day's a new day
Fifteen there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to choose
Hey fifteen, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got hundred years to live

[Five For Fighting]

হলদে পাখি ( Black Hooded Oriol )

হলদে পাখি ( Black Hooded Oriol ), a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

হলদে পাখি বা বেনে বউ বাংলাদেশ, ভারত, শ্রীলংকা, মায়ানমার, ইন্দোনেশিয়া তথা ক্রান্তীয় দক্ষিণ এশিয়ার দেশগুলিতে দেখতে পাওয়া যায়।ইংরেজিতে এই পাখিটিকে বলা হয় black hooded oriol। আবার, বাংলাদেশে এই পাখির আরেকটি প্রজাতি আছে , যা চৈতার বউ নামে পরিচিত। যার ইংরেজি নাম Eurasian Golden Oriole।ডানা ও পুচ্ছে কালো রঙসহ দেহের বাকি অংশ সোনালি হলুদ রঙের চোখে স্পষ্ট কালো রেখা দেখা যায়। স্ত্রী পাখি পুরুষের তুলনায় অপেক্ষাকৃত ফ্যাকাসে ও অধিক সবুজ রঙের। এটি কর্কশ স্বরে ‘চীয়া’ বোলে ডাকে এবং ‘পীলোলো’ শব্দে শিস দেয়। কীটপতঙ্গ, ফল ও ফুলের নির্যাস আহার করে। এপ্রিল থেকে জুলাইয়ের মধ্যে বাসা বাঁধে। ২-৩টি ডিম পাড়ে। বাসার সব কাজে স্ত্রী-পুরুষ উভয়ে অংশ নেয়। দেশের উত্তর অঞ্চলে বিস্তৃত; Black–haeded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus হলদে পাখি নামে পরিচিত।
মাথা, গলা ও ঊর্ধ্ব-বক্ষ, ডানা ও পুচ্ছে কালো রংসহ দেহের অবশিষ্ট অংশ উজ্জ্বল সোনালি হলুদ রঙের। ঠোঁট গোলাপি ও চোখ গাঢ লাল। স্ত্রী ও পুরুষ পাখি দেখতে একই রকম, তবে স্ত্রীর মাথার কালো রং অপেক্ষাকৃত ফ্যাকাসে। এই পাখি কর্কশ স্বরে ‘কোয়াক’ বোল তুলে ডাকে। প্রজননকাল এপ্রিল-জুলাই।



The Black-hooded Oriole, Oriolus xanthornus, is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds and is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia.
It is a bird of open woodland and cultivation. The nest is built in a tree, and contains two eggs. The food is insects and fruit, especially figs, found in the tree canopies where the orioles spend much of their time.
The male is striking, with the typical oriole black and yellow coloration. The plumage is predominantly yellow, with a solid black hood, and black also in the wings and tail centre.
The female Black-hooded Oriole is a drabber bird with greenish underparts, but still has the black hood. Young birds are like the female, but have dark streaking on the underparts, and their hood is not solidly black, especially on the throat.
The black head of this species is an obvious distinction from Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus, which is a summer visitor to northern India. Orioles can be shy, and even the male may be difficult to see in the dappled yellow and green leaves of the canopy.
The Black-hooded Oriole's flight is somewhat like a thrush, strong and direct with some shallow dips over longer distances.
The New World orioles are similar in appearance to the Oriolidae, but are icterids unrelated to the Old World birds.

মাছরাঙ্গা ( Kingfisher )

মাছরাঙ্গা ( Kingfisher ), a photo by Emad Islam on Flickr.

নদীর ধারে, খালে, বিলে লম্বা ঠোঁটওয়ালা এই পাখীর দেখা মেলে। এদের ঠোঁট যেমন লম্বা লেজ তেমনি ছোট ।এদের গায়ের রঙ নীল আর পা ও ঠোঁট লালচে হয় ।



Kingfishers are a group of small to medium sized brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species being found in the Old World and Australia. The group is treated either as a single family, Alcedinidae, or as a suborder Alcedines containing three families, Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water kingfishers). There are roughly 90 species of kingfisher. All have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with little differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests. They consume a wide range of prey as well as fish, usually caught by swooping down from a perch. Like other members of their order they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. A few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction.