As the state government showcased Sultanpur habitat as part of its tableau in the just held Republic Day parade at the Rajpath in New Delhi, I thought of writing about this ever popular bird-watching destination located within the confines of…
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Category: Haryana, Travels, Wildlife
Tags: Bird, Bird-watching, birding, Birdlife, conservation, Delhi, Gurgaon, Haryana, Lake, National, Park, Reserve, Resort, Sanctuary, sultanpur, travel, Wetland, Wildlife
The tropical and northern-dry deciduous forest belt of Haryana is exceptionally rich in birdlife. A substantial chunk of the bird species found in the entire state along with Delhi region could be spotted here in this semi-desert sandy plain area….
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Category: Haryana, Travels, Wildlife
Tags: Bhindawas, Bird, birding, Birdwatching, conservation, destination, featured, Forest, Haryana, Jhajjar, Khapadwas, Photography, Rohtak, Sanctuary, sultanpur, travel, Wildlife
The following is a page entry from On Road through the trans-Himalayas. To read complete travel memoirs and trip report, please click here. Chapter 1 of 22 Next Post From the time when I was studying in the university, jaunts…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Spiti, Trans-Himalayas, Travels
Tags: Buddhism, Cycle, Dragon, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jalori, Jammu, Kashmir, Keylong, Ladakh, Manali, Rohtang, trans-Himalayas
During one of my recent visits to the Kalesar National Park, Haryana’s only Sal forest, I finally got an opportunity to visit the famed Hathni Kund barrage on the Yamuna River. Although, I had crisscrossed the barrage as well as…
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Category: Haryana, Travels, Wildlife
Tags: Bird-watching, birding, conservation, Forest, Haryana, Hathni Kund, Kalesar, Tajewala, travel, Wetland, Wildlife, Yamuna, Yamunanagar
It was in mid-January of 2013 when I first got a chance to visit the Kalesar National Park situated in the terai region of eastern Haryana. Although the visit chanced upon at a time when winters were peaking but fortunately…
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Category: Haryana, Travels, Wildlife
Tags: Asan, Barking Deer, Barrage, Bird, Bird-watching, birding, Dense, Elephant, Forest, Green, Haryana, Hathni Kund, Jungle, Jungle fowl, Kalesar, Monsoon, Muntjac, National Park, Paonta Sahib, Protected, Rajaji, Sal, Sambar, Species, Sunset, Wetland, Wildlife, Yamuna, Yamunanagar