There are a number of bird and wildlife sanctuaries in West Bengal and Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary, also known as CKBS, is one of them. Closely located to Ramkrishna Mission Narendrapur, the sanctuary is also called as Kayaler Bagan. Visitors come here to see a wide assortment of birds which is often a rare spectacle in the city or metropolitan areas. Those who want to visit this bird sanctuary can avail the metro rail and get down at Kavi Nazrul metro station. Plenty of buses and auto rickshaws are available from this place to CKBS. The nearest railhead is Narendrapur, 15 km from Sealdah.
My visit to Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary is also memorable for another reason. This was the occasion when I met another photography enthusiast Bimalendu Hazra, a medical student from the Midnapur district. Though he was much younger to me, I mingled with him quite easily and clicked a number of shots together.
CKBS is mostly known for its collection of avifauna, ferns, orchids and butterflies. It was set up in the year 1982 and has emerged as a popular destination for birdwatching. The place usually remains crowded during the weekends. The name of this reserve forest was changed from Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary to Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary in order to pay homage to the well-known sculptor Chintamoni Kar. If you visit there, you will mostly see birds like Asian Koel, Indian Pond Heron, Cattle Egret, Scaly-breasted Munia, Jungle Babbler, Long-tailed Nightjar, Green Bee-eater, Kingfisher (both White-throated and Stork-billed), Dove (Common Emerald and Spotted) and Woodpecker (Rufous and Streak-throated).
The link to some more photos is given here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.709378279094533.1073741853.672990912733270&type=3
My visit to Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary is also memorable for another reason. This was the occasion when I met another photography enthusiast Bimalendu Hazra, a medical student from the Midnapur district. Though he was much younger to me, I mingled with him quite easily and clicked a number of shots together.
CKBS is mostly known for its collection of avifauna, ferns, orchids and butterflies. It was set up in the year 1982 and has emerged as a popular destination for birdwatching. The place usually remains crowded during the weekends. The name of this reserve forest was changed from Narendrapur Wildlife Sanctuary to Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary in order to pay homage to the well-known sculptor Chintamoni Kar. If you visit there, you will mostly see birds like Asian Koel, Indian Pond Heron, Cattle Egret, Scaly-breasted Munia, Jungle Babbler, Long-tailed Nightjar, Green Bee-eater, Kingfisher (both White-throated and Stork-billed), Dove (Common Emerald and Spotted) and Woodpecker (Rufous and Streak-throated).
The link to some more photos is given here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.709378279094533.1073741853.672990912733270&type=3
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