sakaale kaagoj ta khulei mon ta bhaalo hoye gelo. Maidan er racecourse er dike gaachhe basa bNedhechhe 20 ta shokun. Kotodin pore! kotto bochhor hoye gelo Kolkatar aakashe shokun er chhoRaano dana dekhini. aage dekhte petum, Jeeshu Khrishter moton duhaath chhoRiye uRchhe shokun, stragiht duto dana. chil er moton dheu khelaano naa, ekkebaare sojaa! maajhkhaane diclofenac poisoning e shesh hoye jete boechhilo ora. aabar firey aaschhe.
firey aaschhe Kolkata naamok ei banyapraanir swargorajye. abishwashyo laagchhe? chomkiyo naa bhoktogon, aamader ei concrete er jongol ta satyi-i ekta abhayaronyo; bishesh kore paakhider kaachhe. ekhaane chorashikaari’r utpaat kom, chhelepile ra gulti diye shikaar korenaa. taai boRo nishchinte Jadavpur e purono baaRir kotore baasa bNaadhe pNyacha, uttor Kolkatar ghulghuli te thaake benebou paakhi. chupchaap, kono shabdo naa kore Bhawanipur e chilekothaay dhyan kore chil.
Byaparta etoi abishwashyo, je aamar nijero abaak laage jakhan dekhi Rajarhat er dike jolaajomi te lombaa thyang fele hNaatchhe shamukkhol, podmo paatay paa fele waterwalk korchhe jolpipi! aar bhruu kNuchke taader shikaar kora jaay kinaa bhebe dekhchhe shikre baaj (peregrine falcon). ei jolaajomi tei aami nije dekhechhi bluethroat, bushlark. gaan shunechhi reed warbler er.
ki abaak kaando, naa? ei to IIM Jokar kaachhei ghure beRachchhe jolmurgi, baasa bNadhchhe baabui, shikaar korchhe black-shouldered kite. buzzard raao uRchhe kichhu ekta chhNow mere tule newaar aashay.
kintu kaaron ta ki? aamra je shohor taake bhaabi wild life er kaachhe eto boRo abhishaap, je shohor taa samasta sabuj dhwanso kore dichche, se ki kore etogulo rare ebong endangered praani ke support kore? uttor ta khub simple bhaailog. karon shohor ta aaar kichhui naa, ekta concrete er jongol.YESS, oi katha taa mark koro, JONGOL. hok naa concrete er, taate ki?
uNchu uNchu baaRi’r 14 tolaar baranda gulo to shikre baaj der vantage point, jekhaane bose ora nojor raakhe nicher paayra der dike- shikaar. gola paayra gulo bongshobriddhi kore ghulghulite, thik jeno paahaRer khNaaj. pNyacha ra baasa bNaadhe gaachher kotore. abhaabe purono bondho ghore. aar tader to khawar chintaai nei, shohore iNdurer abhaab? billboard er iron-joint gulo chileraa kaaje laagay gaachher daler moton, baasa bNaadhbe bole. shokh kore tob-e lagano phoolgaach gulor modhu khete aase moutusi. baRir faatole gojaano ashwoth gaachher pata juRe baasa baniye fele tuntuni, aar mukh bhengchaay baaRir beRaal taake, “kire, dhorte paarli naa to?”
ei post ta likhte likhte shunte pachchhi doyel er shish. bulbulir kichirmichir cholchhilo ektu aage. aar ek shaala kokil aachhe. se haramjada taa roj thik saatsakaale aamar baaRir carnish e bose “kuu ku-uu kuu-uu-huu” kore aamar ghum ta bhangabe! kodin aage jakhan matha gorom kore chaakri baakri chheRe diye baaRi bosechhilum, takha dekhtum duto ghughu ke. Mr. & Mrs. ghughu- aamader baaRir chhade aasto ni:jhum dupure. aami chaal ditum. besh bondhuttwo hoye giyechhilo. aarekjoner sange aamar ektu dosti aachhe. ekta khonjon paakhi. se aabar foreigner. Zingiz Khan er desh Mongolia theke aase, proti sheet e. aamader chhotto bagan taay ghurghur kore poka khaay. aar sarabochhor thaake kaththokraa, finge paakhi, chhatare, kaajolpaakhi, mohonchuuRa (hoopoe) aar go-bok eraa; kaak-choRui-shaalik der sange mile mishey.
Rabindra Sarobar, Subhash Sarobar, Alipore er horticulture garden, chiRiyakhana, to pakhider raajottwo! bypass er dhaarer bheRigulote paankouRi, maachhranga aar snake bird der haameshaai dekhaa jaay.
photo: ArnabChat
taai to boli, oraa chhilo, oraa aache, oraa thaakbe. ei paakhider swargoraajye. Ke jeno bolechhilo, Kolkata kaauke firiye dey naa. satyi-i taai. sabaai aachhe, shudhu dekhar jonye chokh chaai. aar chaai ektu kom pollution, taahole aaro aneke aasbe.
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July 13, 2009 at 10:37 am
Swarnab
eisob pakhider chhobi tulte parisni? bhalo documentation hoye thakto. bhabte abak laage, Kolkatay eisob pakhi paoa jay!
July 13, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Mintu
Khub khub bhalo post.
Bhowanipore e chil er katha ta ekdom thik likhechho. majhe majhe nisthabdo dupure chniii kore hoy chil chitkar. Ora gachhe thake.
Jano roz bikele ekhane ekta kingfisher asey, just ekta, kichukhn theke ure jaay. Tiya pakhira thakena kintu sandhey belay jhank bnedhe nijer basay fere.
Tobe 2004-05 eo anek anek shalikh asto, sei shalikher sankhya kintu bhowanipore antato kome geche.
Aami pakhi khub bhalobasi, khub. Kintu sab pakhir naam jani na. Alos dupure ghugu ese bose.
Nandan e ekta gache anek naam na jana chhoto chhoto pakhi dekhechilam , chorui(sparrow) pakhir cheye o choto, jani na ora kara. R raater andhare sada barafer matan lokhhi pnyacha o doibat dekhe thaki. Ei mone achhe sei rabindra sarobar e pnyacha gulor katha. Naam ta bhule gechi, sei choto choto pnyacha gulo, khub moja lagchilo dekhe. 🙂
Tao ekhane jodi aaro rong berong er pakhi asto ei jadu babur bazare (sudhu kaak chil r chorui chhara sathe kichu shalikh ekta kingfisher, basay fera tiyar jhnak, dur diye ora bok pnati r bot fol khete aasa kichu achin pakhi chhara) tahole aaro anek anek bhalo lagto 🙂
July 14, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Joy Forever
Dashu, khub khub bhalo laglo ei lekha ta.
Tumi jakhon ei lekhata likhchho, motamuti sei samaye aami Bronx Zoo te ekta khaanchar samne danriye ekta daana mela bishal shokun ke mugdho chokhe dekhchhi. Paser khaanchay arekta baro shokun, dana gutiye amar dike pith kore chup kore bosey. Hathat dekhi se ekta awaj kore chhute dure sore gelo. Ki byapar? Takiye dekhi ekti bachhor 7 er meye ekta chhoto dhil jatiyo kichhu chhure taake merechhe, abar marar jonyo khunjchhe. Ato raag dhorlo, ichchhe korlo dhore dhukiye diyi… nehat aami wizard noy tai, nahole khaanchar shik gulo khule jeto. Kintu sabtheke jeta baje laglo, seta holo je tar baba ma, jara taake kichhui bollona ota korbar jonyo, tader katha shune ar poshak dekhe bujhlam tara Bangladesher Bangali. Lajjay matha kata jawa kaake bole ter pelam. Hoyto ghatona ta aprasongik, kintu oi shokun ar chhelepuler dhil marar ullekh dekhe likhe fellam.
Pakhi jodi sotyi dekhte chao tahole amader bari eso ekdin Hooghly te. Tomay ja dekhte Bhawanipore theke Rajarhaat jete hoy seta amader baganei pabe. Machhranga, paankouri ar bok er shikar dhora dekhte pabe barir janalay bosei. Ar oi girlfriend khonja kokil amadero achhe… byatar girlfriend to jibone jutlona, amader ghumer barota bajay roj. Se abar ajkal raateo dake. Amader tob er gachhei bulbulite basa baandhto – idaning beral er utpaate tara baganer gachhe gechhe. ta chhara chorai, doyel, shyama, chhatare, tuntuni, moutusi, ghughu, khanjan, basantabouri, shaalikh, haanrichaancha amader bagane dekha jaay. Haans, murgi, kaak, chil, paayra esab er katha nahoy chherei dilam. Kintu paakhi kome aschhe. Chorai aage eto beshi chhilo je ghore dhuke makorsha dhorto. Ajkal ar dhokena. Shankhachil dekhte pao ajkal? Ar daanRkaak? Amra chhotobelay dekhtam.
Amar chhotobelata aboshyo Allahabad e ketechhe… chil-e amar haat theke chhon mere khabar niye gechhe katobar. Okhane abar moyur ar tiyao dekha jaay.
Kolkata jodi ekta jongol hoy, tahole New York holo ekta bishal rainforest. Ekhane kintu pakhider bhari asubidhe – skyscraper er kaanche dhakka kheye roj koyeksho paakhi mara jaay. Niche pore thakte dekhi. Sankhya ta koyek hajaro hote pare. Tobe tar modhyei barir fokore basha baandhteo dekhi. Kolkatay kaanche dhaka skyscraper jato barbe, tato pakhider asubidhe.
Tobe American der ki goon jano to? Ora shahorer buke, ba tar ase pashe prokriti ke songrokkhon kore rakhte jane. Tai tumi Central Park e khargosh ar harek rakom pakhi dekhte pabe – hoyto horin-o (aami thik sure na). Ar ektu shahor chhere berolei horin, khargosh, racoon ar harek rakom pakhi. Ei jinista je amra kobe shikhbo kejane. Naki oi Bangladeshi bachchatir moton amra dhil merei ananda pabo?
July 15, 2009 at 1:34 pm
alokananda
darun bhalo laglo lekhata.last tumi khub khati kotha likheycho je sob kichu dekhar jonne bhalo chok thaka uchit noiley sob miss ei jibone….
July 17, 2009 at 5:51 am
Kaustav
bhalo…. besh bhalo lekha. ei bapar e amar akta katha mone pore galo. amra jakhon kidderpore e thaktam takhon dekhtam amader barir ashepashe prochur kak ache aar tader ritimoto ladai kore bachte hoto. amar besh mojar khala chilo sakal bala basi ruti thakle segulo tukro kore akashe churtam. kono na kono kaak thik ota ke catch korto.ei thote kore catch kara ta ami bhabtam kaak der sahojato khomota. bhul ta bhanglo jakhon amra howrah te shift hoye gelam. okhane amader barir ashe pashe kaak er sankha besh kom. fole tara besh aram ei jibon japon kore mone hoi.ami to aaj porjonto akta kako dekhlam na je kichu khabar catch dhorte parlo thote kore. tar mane etai daracche kidderpore area te jekhane oder keo lore khete hocche oder mutation hoye gache with certain things.
amar ak pistuto dada pakhi takhi niye khubn interested, sei akdin bolchilo India theke khub shiggir e chorai namok pakhi ta bilupto habe aar tara replace habe shalikh diye.jeta naki environemnt er dik theke bhalo habe na.ami janina eta satti kina ba ki kore eta atkano jai. chorai pakhi jinis ta satti baro bhalo lagto amar.dukkher bishoy amar howrah er barite aktao nei chorai pakhi. 😦
July 24, 2009 at 12:47 pm
arnab chatterjee
😡 eta ki holo?? amar chhobi bemalum use kore felle je!
August 8, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Ruma
Hi, ami Ruma,khub bhalo likhecho tomar golpo pore khub bhalo legeche