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For some one to cross seven seas
and come to Bharatpur there must be a reason.
But the Siberian cranes won’t tell. Their almost
regular arrival in Bharatpur continues to be
confounding riddles. Popularly known as sibes,
the cranes undertake an arduous 5000 Kms long
journey from Orb river basin in Siberia and
arrive in Bharatpur. While a major population of
Siberian cranes prefers to winter at the Yangtze
river in China, only an estimated 15 cranes head
for Iran and India. |
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Rent a bicycle (or a rickshaw if
you prefer), a pair of binoculars and get set for
the time of your life. Nothing could be as
exhilarating as romancing the feathered friends.
Welcome to Keoladeo and happy bird watching!
Spread over an area of 29 square kilometers,
Keoladeo is indisputably one of the most
important bird feeding and breeding grounds in
the world. With more than 350 species of birds
identified in the park, Keoladeo figures as a
World Heritage Site.
In the 19th century, Maharaja Jaswant Singh
spotted and developed a shallow wetland
ecosystem that provided a perfect habitat for an
astonishing variety of birds, especially
waterfowl. The ideas has to develop a shooting
reserve for the royalty and their English
friends. In 1965, the royalty lost its exclusive
privilege to shoot in the sanctuary and in early
eighties the sanctuary was declared a National
Park.
Besides resident and migratory birds, birds
Keoladeo affords shelters to a variety of faunas
such as spotted deer, sambar, blue bull, jackal,
jungle cat and python. |
