The Dhaka Times Desk Drongo is a songbird of Corvidae family of Passeriformes class. They are characterized by medium size, bright black color, long and pointed wings, slightly curved hard beak with a long mustache at the base, long and notched tail.
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Although found in Africa, East and Australia, the dominance of this tribe is noticeable in South Asia. Finches often chase birds much larger than themselves and sometimes save innocent neighboring birds from attacks by aggressive birds of prey. Primarily insectivores, feeding on flying insects, occasionally small vertebrates. There are about 24 species in the world, 6 species in Bangladesh.
I also love photographing Drongo/Fing. 6 species of finches are commonly found in this country. The feng shui we see all the time is kala feng, bronze feng. Met Fingero met. Keshari- Fing, Racket Racket Fing is not seen very often, it can be seen in certain gardens or forests at certain times of the year.
Lesser racket-tailed Drongo
Photo: Robin Raj
This year we discovered a finch which was first seen in Bangladesh. So the birders of Rajshahi are calling this time as a good time for Fing. And senior birder Bisharad Gana thinks that almost all types of birds can be seen this time.
It was a great pleasure for me to find this bird in Rajshahi. It was seen in Bogra or Dinajpur a long time ago, but seeing it in Rajshahi was a dream come true. This beautiful racket is playing in Rajshahi University's Deodaru, Mango, Arjun garden this season. Fings are very territorial birds, they don't like the presence of other birds in their territory and it doesn't matter if it's breeding time.
However, one day I arrived at the spot because I was going to take pictures of the racket tail, and I saw that the teammates were already there and they were looking at something. I also prepared my camera gears and saw the racket tail appear by itself. And this afternoon is his time to eat. And he is an insect eater. But I don't see him catching bugs or butterflies. What he is doing is snatching food from the mouth of a small pheasant or other black finch. Relatively easy, therefore, they are snatching insects that are preyed on by phatic water.
Photo: Robin Raj
I spent almost 3 hours and came back with some good memories. The country is ours and these birds maintain the beauty of our environment, so we should all protect them.
Written by Robin Raj
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