On the morning of the Palace on Wheels arrived at Bharatpur. We disembarkded for the short ride to Keoladeo Ghana National Park, a very small (29 sq km) man-made wetland area built in the 1850s to protect Bharatpur from flooding and as a royal hunting ground. It is recognized as one of the world's best bird sanctuaries. The morning was a little foggy, but the wildlife viewing was amazing.
KEOLADEO GHANA NP
KEOLADEO GHANA NP
TRANSPORT VIA PEDICYCLE
SPOTTED OWLET
SERPENT EAGLE (?)
INDIAN POND HERON
DARTER
GREY HERON ON A FOGGY MORNING
GREY-HEADED SWAMPHEN
JUVENILE SOMETHINGS
BRONZED-WING JACANA
WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN
PAINTED STORK
PAINTED STORK
WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER
LITTLE EGRET WITH WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER FLYBY PLUS LITTLE CORMORANTS