Keoladeo National Park - Bird Sanctuary

Spotted Owlet

Keoladeo National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Once the hunting grounds for the Maharajas, this 29 square kilometer park is home to over 370 bird species

We spent parts of 3 days exploring the park. One morning, we biked out to see the rare Sarus Cranes who are rather graceful flyers for being 1.8m (5'11") tall. Other days, we hired two rickshaw drivers to help us get around the park quicker and in style. They were particularly helpful in spotting birds as well.

In all, we saw over 70 species of birds and several other mammals including wild boar, nilgai, and a jackal.

1. Painted Stork

2. Sarus Cranes

3. Painted Stork

4. Pond Heron

5. Spotted Owlet

6. Painted Stork

7. Cormorant and Indian Darter

8. Painted Stork

9. Indian Darter

10. Grey Heron

11. Nilgai

12. Scenic road

13. Marshland

14. Grey Heron

15. Purple Headed Swamp Hen

16. Cormorants

17. Scenic road with wild boar (small)

18. Sunset

19. Red-wattled Lapwings