Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary stands between two great historical cities - Agra and Jaipur. A Bharatpur Maharaja once decided to create his own private hunting reserve and chose an area of natural depression and converted it into a 29 sq. km lake and wetland with a marginal forest cover. The population of birds grew at an alarming rate and today the Keoladeo Ghana National Park is counted amongst the foremost water-bird sanctuaries in the world. A quiet ride by boat across a soggy green paradise at early hours of daybreak is probably the best way to explore the thrilling world of avian species at Keoladeo Ghana National Park. The park becomes livelier with hundreds of feathered visitors busy courting, mating and nesting during winter. Of all the migrants the gorgeous Siberian cranes, known to travel up to a distance of 6500-km, rules the heart of many bird watchers.
Over 350 species of birds team up amidst a mystifying ecosystem. Some of the common inhabitants nesting on this vibrant wetland include cormorants, darters, spoonbills, ibises, flamingos, geese, ducks, larks, chats, kites, buntings, eagles, harriers, owls, vultures, kingfisher and many other water birds. Beside the high density of birds the area is also home to some animals like the jackal, mongoose, sambar, wild boar and reptiles like turtles, pythons and monitor lizards. The park is open to visitors throughout the year, but the period between October to March is the time when the park is in full bloom and is also the best time to savor the overwhelming feathered species there.
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