Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary , Some images

Keoladeo National Park, in Bharatpur, around 3 hours drive from delhi is truly a World heritage site.

Bharatpur in my opinion presents the best environment for migratory birds, be it grassland, large trees or swamps. No wonder! it hosts around 370 bird species, many snake species and more than 70 species of butterflies.

With Government taking the water shortage in bharatpur seriously , this season the entire park is well " flooded " . This season , hopefully we will see Bharatpur in "full Glory " . Here is a small collection of photographs from my trip earlier this month . "

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