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Tourist Places Bharatpur
Keoladeo
National Park
A paradise for the avian world, and the pilgrimage
for the bird lovers, it was known as the best duck shooting resort in the British
empire. But was declared a reserve for birds in 1956 and later upgraded to National
Park. UNESCO has listed it as a world heritage site. The geographical location
is ideal as it is on the main North-South avian route of India. Although small
in size, 29 sq km. Only, it boasts to house more than 375 species of beautiful
birds, and more than 132 of them breed inside the Keoladeo Ghana National Park
and nearly every year new ones are added to the list.
 The
sanctuary not only attracts birds from India but also from places like Europe,
Siberia, China and Tibet Before monsoons hundreds of these exotic birds roost
and nest building activities start on the babool and kadam trees of the park.
Water coming through the Ajan Bandh starts filling the various ponds and lakes
of the Park.
When assured of enough food, hundreds of large, medium
and little cormorant, darter, purple and grey heron, various species of egret,
painted, open-billed, white necked and black necket stork, white ibis, spoonbill,
night heron and other birds get busy in courting and mating. The trees are overflooded
with nest, one can observe a tree housing nests upto fifties and sixties in number
belongign to different species of birds looking after theri loving young onces.
The nests on the trees look like pearl necklaces. Gracious Saras cranes, the tallest
flight birds nest in exposed and open area, both artners share the duty of hatching,
while changing incubaating duties, they come together, raise their neck and give
out shrill trumpetic calls in unison and at the same time fan their feathers.
The newly born chicks are only 10cm. in size but grows upto one metre
in height within a year. As the monsoons arrive birds from every part of the country
start pouring into the park. Migratory water-fowls, including the pride of Keoladeo
Siberian Cranes form the indispensable part of Park. The water-fowls visit the
park in millions during the month of October. Rosy starling marks the beginning
of the arrival of migratory birds. The most noticeable water-fowl coming to the
park are barheaded and greyleg geese.
The ducks spotted here are pintail,
common teal, ruddy shelduck, mallard, widgeon, shoveler, commong shelduck, red
crested pochard, gadwall etc. predatory birds like imperial eagle, steppe and
tawny eage, spotted eargle, marsh harrier and laggar falcon are attracted towards
the park completing the avian food chain of the ecosystem. Some of them like short
toed eagle, lesser spotted eagle and shikra are the residents of Park. About 11
sq. km.
Area of the park is covered with water the remaining portion
is rich with Kingfisher, Red Vented and white cheeked Bulbuls, Babblers, Quails,
Partridges,Sunbirds, Sparrows, Parakeets and orioles which live in bushes and
burrows. The year round activity of the winged beauties has made the park a pilgrimage
for bird lovers and an ornithologists delight. The animal populace also show their
presence although they are thoroughly dominated by feathers, wings and beaks.
The animals include the Black Buck, Sambhar - the largest Indian Antelope, Spotted
deer, and Nilgais.
Pythons can also be observed at some places lazing
in the sun. Vehicles are only permitted upto Shanti Kutir inside the park. The
Electra Van of forest department can be engaged in the sanctuary, although the
best way to explore the park is on foot or bicycles which are available on hire.
Cycle rickshaws can also be hired.
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