What are Migratory Birds?
Migratory birds are
types of birds which migrate from one place to the other due to weather
changes/lack of food. Some birds migrate to nesting grounds to breed.
Migratory Birds in Pakistan.
Some species of
migratory birds migrate to the subcontinent in the winters, from cold places
like Siberia and Antarctica. Birds like grebe, pelican, bittern, stork, glossy
ibis, spoonbill, white headed duck, swans, geese, ruddy shelducks and a list of
others migrate to Pakistan’s beaches and lakes where they spend their winters.
During the Journey….
The birds which
migrate are called Migratory Birds. The birds that don’t migrate are called
resident birds. Migratory Birds migrate in autumn, before winters. Some also
migrate twice a year. The birds go to warmer/colder places where they stay and
then fly back to their home place. Before migration,birds eat a lot. They store
fat so they have enough energy to fly non-stop for hours before it is time to
rest and have something to eat. Birds gather together when it’s time to start
off so nobody gets lost. They also travel in large flocks of birds of each
specie and they travel together. Similarly, geese fly in a V formation, so they
can always see their leader.
Migration is not
only done by birds but animals and humans also migrate. The reason of migration
for animals is the same as for birds. For Instance, Marine Animals like Grey Whale,
green turtles, Monarch butterflies, salmon and trout fish are Migratory Animals.
Even though migratory birds do all this, it doesn’t mean that they can be wiser and cleverer than us, humans. It’s all part of their life, their routine, their script, that Allah (S.W.T) has written for them. Just the way we wear warm clothes and eat warm food in winters, some birds migrate. There is no reason for asking why, because that is part of their life. The process of migration is just around their basic needs, there is no rocket science.
Even though migratory birds do all this, it doesn’t mean that they can be wiser and cleverer than us, humans. It’s all part of their life, their routine, their script, that Allah (S.W.T) has written for them. Just the way we wear warm clothes and eat warm food in winters, some birds migrate. There is no reason for asking why, because that is part of their life. The process of migration is just around their basic needs, there is no rocket science.
I collected all
this information from Science books, and from my own knowledge about migratory
birds. This task was fun and I learnt many new things about birds while I was
simply researching.
Compiled by Zainab Salman
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Member
Mashallah, Zainab great effort. The reference of migration to the Holy scriptures was wonderful. This is really part of out wisdom that we observe things in nature and try to relate what attributes of Allah (SWT) do they represent. You mentioned about science books and your own knowledge while gathering all the information. Do you remember the name of the book in which you read. Mentioning that will make it easy for me to refer in future.
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Mashahallah, Keep going
Saad Mehboob
saadmehboob.blogspot.com
Zainab, your research writing shows your interest in observing different animals. I like the way you describe migration of animals as the script written by Allah S.W.T.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your write ups and that's great that you write non fiction with the same passion you write stories.
Awesome work, Zainab! You summed it up nicely and it's very informative! Keep it up! :)
ReplyDeletewell written MashaAllah,
ReplyDeleteyour writing depicts your deep interest & thoughts.
wow zainab you are a good and marvels writer now
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