On dewy autumn mornings, flocks of colourful parakeets, known locally as Hiraman, descend on the green fields of Badalgachhi in Naogaon. Nature lovers and photographers are coming every day to the farmland of Donail village to watch and photograph them.
According to visitors, the parakeets become active as soon as the sun rises. Between 6.30 and 7am they come down to the fields in flocks, feed for about an hour and leave, then return for a second round from about 3.30 or 4pm until around 5pm.
Arif Afran, a young bird lover from Donail, has made sure they have food. He said the parakeets usually come for a time from neighbouring India and return around June and July in search of food. Seeing so many birds, he brought seed from abroad at his own expense and grew a variety of grass called 'Johnson' on his land; the parakeets come down in flocks to eat its flowers and seed.
To capture the scene, 60 to 70 professional and amateur photographers have already come to Badalgachhi from Dhaka, Rajshahi, Joypurhat and other districts, and at least 10 new photographers still arrive every day on average.
The Badalgachhi field is a reminder that farmland is not only for growing food but also a home and food source for birds: grass grown on one farmer's land has become a regular feeding ground for a flock of visiting parakeets.
Reporting: Dinajpur TV desk
Photo: DrRohithgurugubelli / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Source: Dinajpur TV
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