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Into the Bird Territory- A visit to Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary

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Entrance of the sanctuary Before starting to write this blog, I would like to ask a question to people living in Kolkata or West Bengal. The question is..How many of you guys knew that a territory of birds existed among the territory of high risers? Well whenever we feel like watching wild animals and birds we visit the Alipore Zoo, but an entire territory of bird, an entire sanctuary of birds exists south of Kolkata near Ramkrishna Mission, Narendrapur. The place is named after the renowned sculptor, Chintamoni Kar and is situated just beside the house of Chintamoni Kar. Directorate of Forest board before the entrance to sanctuary Location & Travelling The sanctuary is located south of Kolkata. One has to take the Metro rail from any Metro Station in Kolkata and has to get down at Kavi Nazrul Station which is the Garia Bazar Station. From there board any auto or bus which travels to Baruipur and get down at RathTala Stoppage which is near Ramkrishna Missio

Some Great Photos of Birds around West Bengal

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In this post we will take a look at the various types of birds I have captured till now. Some of them are very interesting and we don't know their name yet! If you know the names please help me out here. Let's start the roster, shall we? Cuckoo(Asian Koel Bird)  Male Cuckoo Bird The cuckoo is very common in West Bengal and often heard to emit beautiful sound specially during Spring season and it signals the start of Spring Season. But due to increased pollution these birds are changing their trait and nowadays are often heard during summer and autumn season. Female Cuckoo bird Small Fish Hunting Green bird Green Bird hunting fish This is a small bird found near water bodies and it hunts small fishes and water creatures. I tried to find the name of the bird but couldn't. If you know the name of the bird please comment here. So, this bird sits on the branches of the tree and waits for its prey and when it finds out a prey worth catching it st