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The Return of the Red Jungle Fowls! Please look at the male red-feathered jungle fowl in the photo below. It appears roaming majestically accompanied by three of its female species in the forest that was once the home of these birds' ancestors! The birds are not domesticated chickens. They were born wild and returned recently to their old home in the Lawachhara forest of the greater Sylhet district of my country. These wild fowls were seen in this jungle in large numbers before the gas explosion that occurred in the year 1997 in the nearby Gas field. The explosion and the subsequent fire not only killed a large number of the birds but also destroyed their habitats. The species had disappeared from the area after the explosion. They could hardly be found here in this forest even a few years back. The red jungle fowls began to return after the forest reclaimed over the years what it once lost. Their numbers are increasing now gradually. The streams of the forest are alive now. The forest authorities consider these birds as protected species. No poaching is allowed here. Photo: Collected. Source: The Daily Star, Dhaka 
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The vibrant hues of golden-orange plumage!
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How wonderful to see that these gorgeous birds are returning!!! 
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How wonderful to see that these gorgeous birds are returning!!!
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Wow, that is so cool....I had no idea that domesticated chickens were so closely related to a wild species....I loved keeping chickens.... When I kept chickens they had many predators.....Hawks, Eagles, mink, otter, what are the natural predators of the wild red jungle fowl?
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Brown eggs.............. Thanks for the recipes too.
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Beautiful birds, glad to see they are coming back. I always noticed these chickens at the zoo when I was younger. Though they are not domesticated, I have owned chickens that were a cross of Araucana and Jungle Fowl. The hens were kind of plain, but the roosters were beautiful. I also never had to incubate the eggs, I'd let the hens do all the work, unlike leghorns.
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Wow, that is so cool....I had no idea that domesticated chickens were so closely related to a wild species....I loved keeping chickens.... When I kept chickens they had many predators.....Hawks, Eagles, mink, otter, what are the natural predators of the wild red jungle fowl? Perhaps, we humans are the main predators of the red jungle fowls in addition to those you have mentioned in your comments. That is why poaching is strictly prohibited in Lawachhara Forest where these jungle fowls live. However, the forest security guards can’t save these birds if they are attacked by other predators living in the forest as their permanent residents. Thanks for your post, sparkle. It has surely made this blog more informative. Stay safe and cheerful.
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Brown eggs.............. Thanks for the recipes too.
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NATURE HAS A WAY OF REPAIRING ITSELF DESPITE ALL OF MAN'S DESTRUCTIVE WAYS. OUR FORESTS START THE REGENERATION PROCESS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRES AND SOME TYPES OF VEGETATION CAN ONLY BE REGENERATED BY FIRE. OUR PROBLEM IS THAT BIRDS THAT SHOULD NOT BE HERE THIS TIME OF YEAR HAVE NOT MIGRATED AND WILL MOST LIKELY SPEND THE WINTER HERE. I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO GET A BIRD FEEDER AND HOPE THE PIGEONS DO NOT GET AT IT.
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Beautiful colourful birds, and a very informative post. Good to see their numbers are increasing.  Take care, Looklook
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Beautiful birds, glad to see they are coming back. I always noticed these chickens at the zoo when I was younger. Though they are not domesticated, I have owned chickens that were a cross of Araucana and Jungle Fowl. The hens were kind of plain, but the roosters were beautiful. I also never had to incubate the eggs, I'd let the hens do all the work, unlike leghorns. Reading from you here on my blog page always makes me happy. Your informative posts enrich my blogs. Thank you so much for stopping here on my blog page. Have a pleasant time and stay happy always.
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LookLook seeing those birds reminds me of the domesticated of the same type. When I was growing up we always had leghorn chickens which were all white. So we never had brown eggs. When the hens were younger they were called pullets so the eggs were smaller. Glad to see the birds are returning to their habitats again. They are beautiful birds.
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NATURE HAS A WAY OF REPAIRING ITSELF DESPITE ALL OF MAN'S DESTRUCTIVE WAYS. OUR FORESTS START THE REGENERATION PROCESS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER FIRES AND SOME TYPES OF VEGETATION CAN ONLY BE REGENERATED BY FIRE. OUR PROBLEM IS THAT BIRDS THAT SHOULD NOT BE HERE THIS TIME OF YEAR HAVE NOT MIGRATED AND WILL MOST LIKELY SPEND THE WINTER HERE. I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO GET A BIRD FEEDER AND HOPE THE PIGEONS DO NOT GET AT IT. You are right about the regeneration activities of nature. Nature reclaims what it loses due to various reasons. Most parts (More than three-forth) of the largest mangrove forest known as Sundarbans in the world are located in Bangladesh. Since my boyhood, I have seen this forest, devasted by Cyclones every year, regenerate itself constantly. I know that the migrating birds are going to stay back in Europe this winter. I think that these traveling birds have changed their migration pattern due to various reasons. One such reason might be the worldwide climatic change situation. I am sure that these birds will find ways to survive this winter in Europe. Wishing you all the best, dear Archer. Take care of yourself.
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Beautiful colourful birds, and a very informative post. Good to see their numbers are increasing. Take care, Looklook
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LookLook seeing those birds reminds me of the domesticated of the same type. When I was growing up we always had leghorn chickens which were all white. So we never had brown eggs. When the hens were younger they were called pullets so the eggs were smaller. Glad to see the birds are returning to their habitats again. They are beautiful birds. Your post on my blog has steered me down memory lane to my boyhood days. We used to live in our ancestral home then. Like our neighbors, we had flocks of chickens as well as ducks. I could see the hen house through the window of mum's bedroom. Those were the days when I discovered the depth of motherly love. I have seen how the mother hen protected its chicks from the birds of prey and other predators. Take care. Stay happy and cheerful.
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