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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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