Barbet's home in the hole

I have taken about a month's time to take these pictures of nesting lineated barbet from National Botanic Garden, Dhaka.

Every morning i used to go at 6am to 7am to the place and i am to wait 4 to 5 hours for perfect moment. It was challenging for me because of extreme hit weather condition during the of Ramadan. Sun light is the main criteria for the nature photography and cloudy weather is not favorable for bird's picture this is why i am to adjust the light and time for taking these pictures.

Exposure difficult to adjust for this type of pictures because the baby bird generally lives in the shade and mother remain in the light. Another problem is focus because it is difficult to perfect focus on mother and baby bird at the same time. To take snap of bird's nest some rules are to be followed such as you are to remain far way from the nest and no noise complete silence are to be maintained because mother bird feels frightened and goes away from the nest.

Lineated Barbet color is grass green, head and belly is pale green with brown patches. Strong beak with light pink color. Orange circle around eyes.

Five kinds of barbet bird in Bangladesh, Lineated Barbet is one of them.

Lineated Barbet residents of Hmalayan foothills in North east region of India and Bangladesh. They live in forest and well wooded localities.

All barbets main food is different kind of fruits. Occasionally they eat insects and small vertebrates etc.

Their nesting season is from March to Mid-June. They create hole in tree branch for nesting. Lays 2 to 4 eggs with white color.