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Vedanthangal
Bird Sanctuary is one of the oldest bird sanctuaries in India.
This is an amazing place for those
 who love birds and watch
them. Vedanthangal is 85 km from Chennai. Vedanthangal
Sanctury is located in the Kanchipuram district of Tamilnadu.
Vedantangal Bird Sanctury is at its best from
November to February. Thousands of birds breed at Vedantangal during
this season. Breeding birds
like Cormorants, Egrets, Grey Heron, Open-billed stork, Darter,
Spoonbill, White lbris, Night Herons, Grebes, Grey Pelican etc visit
the Sanctuary.
The sanctuary is protected by the local
people for well over 250 years. Guano, best natural fertilizer, is
produced in the lake by thousands of birds who breed in the
sanctuary. This fertilizer is very much useful for cultivation in
and around the sanctuary.
View
Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary Photo Gallery
Vedantangal Sanctuary is an excellent place to spend some leisure
time away from the noise and pollution of the city. This is an
evening get away for people who visit Mahabalipuram and Chennai. One
can take bus from Chennai to Chengalpet and then travel to
Vedantangal by private buses.
 It is an enchanting experience seeing thousands of birds sitting on
the trees and bushes in the sanctuary. A bird watcher would love
this place for sure. The migrating birds come from far-off lands
like Siberia, Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for nesting and
breeding.
There are some watch towers in the Vedantangal sanctuary where you
can get a closer view of the birds from the top. If you have
binoculars, it will be best. There is a stationed binocular on one
of the towers, which gives the best view.
These water-filled areas seen on the right-side
photo gave a very good shot. When we visited Vedanthangal, it was
February, and there were a lot of birds. The water in the lake was
green in color and it gave a wonderful view.
Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary is one of the
popular tourists destinations near Chennai.
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