The birds

"The Birds" is a famous novelette by Daphne du Maurier, first published in her 1952 collection The Apple Tree. It is the story of a farmhand, his family, and his community, who are attacked by flocks of seabirds who have organized themselves into avian suicide warriors. The story is set in England shortly after the end of World War II. By the end of the story it has become clear that all of Britain is under aerial assault.
The story was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same name, released in 1963, the same year that The Apple Tree was reprinted as The Birds and Other Stories.
In 2009, Irish playwright Conor McPherson adapted the story for the stage at Dublin's Gate Theatre.
Farm worker and war veteran Nat Hocken notices an unusual number of birds behaving strangely along the peninsula where his family lives, which he attributes to the coming winter. That night, he hears tapping at his bedroom window. When he opens it, he is pecked in the knuckles by a frightened bird. Some time passes, and the tapping resumes. As Nat opens the window again, a number of birds strike him and disappear. He hears screams from his children's room and rushes to them, only to find a swarm of small birds flying around their room. Nat fights them off with a blanket until dawn, when they fly away, leaving about fifty dead birds on the floor. He reassures his wife that the birds were restless because of a sudden change in the weather.
The next day, Nat tells his fellow workers about the night's events; but they give it little importance. As he goes to the beach to dispose of the dead birds, he notices what appear to be dark clouds over the sea but are actually tens of thousands of seagulls waiting for the tide to rise. Nat gets home and he and his family hear over the radio that birds are attacking all over Britain, presumably because of the approaching winter. Nat decides to board the windows and block up the main chimney, leaving the chimney to the kid's bedroom open but locking the dooor so the birds are trapped. Later, he goes to pick up his daughter, Jill, from the school bus stop. Then he sees his boss, Trigg, with a car and asks for him to give Jill a lift home. Trigg cheerfully claims that he and some others are unfazed by the announcements and plan on going out and shooting the birds. He invites Nat to come along, but Nat rejects Trigg's offer and continues home. Just before he reaches home, the gulls descend, attacking him with their beaks. Nat reaches the cottage with minor injuries.

Map showing the distribution of the Birds taxa The shading illustrates the diversity of this group - the darker the colour the greater the number of species. Data provided by WWF's Wildfinder. Explore this group Whooper swan and mallard ducks on the edge of a lakeDucks, geese and swans (family) A small flock of Alpine swifts in flightSwifts and hummingbirds Female nightjar on nestNightjar (species) Black-legged kittiwakes at a clifftop colonyShorebirds Four American wood ibis in flightStorks and long-legged wading birds Wood pigeon walking in an urban parkPigeons and doves (family) A family of pied kingfishers perched along a branchKingfishers and hornbills Adult male cuckoo in flightCommon cuckoo (species) Yellow-billed kites chasing each otherBirds of prey A male red grouse amongst grassGamebirds Two divers on a lake at sunsetDivers (genus) Common cranes calling with heads raised in the airCoots, cranes and rails A group of finches sitting on a couple of branchesPerching birds Gannets in flight, following a fishing boat to look for fishPelicans, cormorants and gannets A large flock of lesser flamingos feeding on a lakeFlamingos (genus) Male and female great spotted woodpeckers in winterWoodpeckers (family) Courting pair of great crested grebes on a lakeGrebes (family) A small group of wandering albatrosses displaying during the mating seasonTubenoses Scarlet macaws amongst the treesParrots A very large king penguin colonyPenguins (family) Four spotted owl youngsters perched on a branchOwls Several domestic ostrich in South AfricaOstriches and rheas The extinct flightless elephant bird lived in Madagascar until around the 16th century.Elephant birds (family) Prehistoric life All Prehistoric Birds Archaeopteryx perched on branch of conifer tree, with wings spread openArchaeopteryx (genus) The giant bird Gastornis hunting a Leptictidium in dense forestGastornis (genus) Terror bird with preyTerror birds (family) Bird size range A graphic illustration comparing the size of bird with humans, from largest to smallest: moa, ostrich, Gastornis, human, flamin A comparison of bird size in relation to humans - from the 3.7m tall moa to the 12cm high robin. About Birds (class Aves) are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. With around 10,000 living species, they are the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) Bee Hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around 160 million years (Ma) ago. Paleontologists regard birds as the only clade of dinosaurs to have survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 65.5 Ma ago. Modern birds are characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton. All living species of birds have wings—the now extinct flightless Moa of New Zealand was the only exception. Wings are evolved forelimbs, and most bird species can fly, with some exceptions, including ratites, penguins, and a number of diverse endemic island species. Birds also have unique digestive and respiratory systems that are highly adapted for flight. Some birds, especially corvids and parrots, are among the most intelligent animal species; a number of bird species have been observed manufacturing and using tools, and many social species exhibit cultural transmission of knowledge across generations. Many species undertake long distance annual migrations, and many more perform shorter irregular movements. Birds are social; they communicate using visual signals and through calls and songs, and participate in social behaviours, including cooperative breeding and hunting, flocking, and mobbing of predators. The vast majority of bird species are socially monogamous, usually for one breeding season at a time, sometimes for years, but rarely for life. Other species have polygynous ("many females") or, rarely, polyandrous ("many males") breeding systems. Eggs are usually laid in a nest and incubated by the parents. Most birds have an extended period of parental care after hatching. Many species are of economic importance, mostly as sources of food acquired through hunting or farming. Some species, particularly songbirds and parrots, are popular as pets. Other uses include the harvesting of guano (droppings) for use as a fertiliser. Birds figure prominently in all aspects of human culture from religion to poetry to popular music. About 120–130 species have become extinct as a result of human activity since the 17th century, and hundreds more before then. Currently about 1,200 species of birds are threatened with extinction by human activities, though efforts are underway to protect them. Read more at Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. 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the birds

The birds fertile land of bangladesh is luxuriant growth of plants.There are dense forests in the hilly regions of sylhet,chittagong,rangamati, the sundarbans, the high land fo Trangail, Mymensing,and Dhaka.These forests and marshy lands are the secured abode of millions of birds.some birds live around our houses and some live in woods,hills and marshy lands.They are of different colours,sige,and habit.In winter,many migratory birds come to our country from syberia.Many birds are beautiful to look at but mane of them are ugly.
Some feed one worms and insects,some on fish,flesh while some on fruits and grains.some common birds are worthy to mention.

The crow is a familuar bird.It annoys us with its harsh voice.It lives in trees around us.It is very cunning.It steals our food.Sometimes it snatches away food from children.It looks ugly.crows live on all kinds of rotten and dirty things.

The kit is a nice bird.But it steals away chickens,fish and meat when it gets a chance.

The sparrow is a small bird which lives in the holes or ventilators of a house.It makes its nest with straw.It  chirps the whole day around us.But it is a harmless bird.Rodin is another small and harmless bird.The doel and the bou-katha-kao are well-known singing-birds.
They are known as talking birds.If they are trained properly,they can talk like human beings.the pigeom,the cock the han,the swan and the ducks are domestic birds.we get eggs and meat from them.the kingfisher and the wood pecker are wild birds.
The cuckoo is a singing  bird.It is the most popular bird.It appeare at the advent of spring.Tts sweet voice charms everybody.

The hawk is  a plundering bird.It has keen eyes and sharp nails.Its beaks are sharp.It snatches small domestic birds.The vulture is a big bird.

Its appearance and habits are ugly.it feeds on dead animals.The owl looks ugly but it is harmless.Another common bird is bat.It feeds on insects and ripe fruits.The owl and but, pigeon,the heron,the partridge and the teal.Birds are objects of nature.They are as attractive as nature is.they can give us joy and entertainment.Birds are useful assets to our country.Scavenger  birds like the crow eats up dead animals and rubbishes and keeps our surrounding clean.Some feed on snakes and harmful insects.Some of the birds have sweet voices and they are kept at homes  for amusement.The flesh some  birds is also very delicious to eat and fulfits a part of the protein need of the people.Domestic birds also provide us with eggs.Thus birds are impotant elements to keep up our ecological balance.

Bangladesh abounds with many useful and beautiful birds but it is sad that these birds are killed or caught at random for their meat or for sale as pets.This is certainly unexpected.the government should discourange this practice and protect all kinds of birds.