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Our Weekend Trip to Dudhwa : Day 2 Part IV - Machaan at Jhadi Taal, Kishanpur
So with the excitement on seeing a new forest, we entered the Kishanpur WLS, and it was pretty beautiful. It was surprising how the forest was different from Dudhwa in spite of being so close to it, the trees here were not as tall, and not as dense, giving it a more open appearance.
Kishanpur WLS
The best part about Kishanpur WLS is the beautiful wetland called 'Jhadi Taal'. It is an extremely important site for the highly endangered Swamp Deer and Bengal Florican.
Barasinghas of Jhadi Taal
Jhadi Taal has perhaps the single largest single population of Swamp Deer in Uttar Pradesh, totalling about 400 individuals.
To top it, the Taal has lovely watchtowers around it.
Machan at Jhadi Taal
Looking at the lovely sight of these Barasinghas, we just went shutter happy. Sharing the pics.
Barasinghas Stags and birds at Jhadi Taal, Kishanpur
Barasingha Does at Jhadi Taal
Deers and Birds
The beautiful Jhadi Taal
And see what he captured
The Royal Stag
View from Machan
Feathers and Hooves
Colours of Jhadi Taal
Antlers
How many Barasinghas (Swamp Deers) can you spot
The Barasingha, classified as Vulnerable, is found only in few fragmented localities in north (including northeast) and central India, and southwestern Nepal.
And the rarities were not finished, we were fortunate to see the playful ambling of a group of Smooth-coated Otter along the vegetation of lake on the far side.
Range Barasingha
And the rarities were not finished, we were fortunate to see the playful ambling of a group of Smooth-coated Otter along the vegetation of lake on the far side.
Smooth-coated Otters
The Smooth-coated Otters are categorised as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Redlist. The species is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent and southeast Asia with a small distinct population in Iraq. In Northern India, breeding population is said to exist only in Corbett and Dudhwa National Parks.
Range: Smooth-coated Otters (courtesy IUCN)
Jhadi Taal
Ride on
Stag Party
Another 'Near Threatened' species...
Black-necked Stork
Taal, Grass and Forest
Kids enjoying the Machaan
We saw a glistening black crocodile too, on the far side of Taal.
A glistening black crocodile
After spending some 15 odd minutes at the Machaan, we got back to our vehicle to continue our journey...
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