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    Belgian photographer Bernard Castelein is a regular visitor of Keoladeo National Park (formerly known as Bharatpur bird sanctuary), in Rajasthan, India. Originally a natural depression containing the Keoladeo (or Shiva) temple, it was flooded in the eighteenth century by the maharadja of Bharatpur to create a duck-hunting ground. The area quickly became attractive to many species of waterfowl as well as guests from all over the world that the maharaja invited to join his hunting parties.

    Nowadays, a memorial tablet near Keoladeo temple is all that remains of hunting activity within the park. Recognised first as a "bird sanctuary" then as a national park and, more recently, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Keoladeo hosts a huge proliferation of local avifauna including herons, corm
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    Bernard Castelein / Painted stork at sunset {Mycteria leucocephala} Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, India
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    Bernard Castelein / Painted stork at sunset {Mycteria leucocephala} Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, India
    Pete Oxford / Tourists birdwatching from boat. Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
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    Pete Oxford / Tourists birdwatching from boat. Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
    Bernard Castelein / Sunrise over lake, Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan, India
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    Bernard Castelein / Sunrise over lake, Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan, India
    Bernard Castelein / Grey heron silhouetted at sunrise {Ardea cinerea} Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan India
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    Bernard Castelein / Grey heron silhouetted at sunrise {Ardea cinerea} Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan India
    Bernard Castelein / Rose ringed parakeet portrait Keoladeo(Psittacula krameri) India
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    Bernard Castelein / Rose ringed parakeet portrait Keoladeo(Psittacula krameri) India
    Bernard Castelein / Indian roller perched. {Coracias benghalensis} Keoladeo Ghana NP, India.
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    Bernard Castelein / Indian roller perched. {Coracias benghalensis} Keoladeo Ghana NP, India.
    Bernard Castelein / White breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} Keoladeo Ghana / Baratphur NP, Rajasthan, India.
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    Bernard Castelein / White breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} Keoladeo Ghana / Baratphur NP, Rajasthan, India.
    Bernard Castelein / Greater spotted eagle feeds on fish {Aquila clanga} Keoladeo Ghana NP, India Bharatphur
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    Bernard Castelein / Greater spotted eagle feeds on fish {Aquila clanga} Keoladeo Ghana NP, India Bharatphur
    Bernard Castelein / Portrait of Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala), Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
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    Bernard Castelein / Portrait of Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala), Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
    Bernard Castelein / Intermediate egret drying wings {Egretta intermedia} Keoladeo Ghana NP, Rajasthan, India
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    Bernard Castelein / Intermediate egret drying wings {Egretta intermedia} Keoladeo Ghana NP, Rajasthan, India
    Bernard Castelein / Great white cranes {Grus leucogeranus} Keoladeo Ghana NP, India, overwintering in India
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    Bernard Castelein / Great white cranes {Grus leucogeranus} Keoladeo Ghana NP, India, overwintering in India
    Bernard Castelein / Pond heron fishing {Ardeola grayii} Keoladeo NP, Rajasthan, India
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    Bernard Castelein / Pond heron fishing {Ardeola grayii} Keoladeo NP, Rajasthan, India
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