The Chandigarh Bird Park — developed by the Department of Forest and Wildlife for creating awareness about bird conservation — was closed for a month to prevent the spread of Covid. It reopened for visitors on February 12. Situated in Van Nagar near Sukhna Lake, the park was inaugurated by Savita Kovind, and has become a major tourist attraction. African love birds, budgerigars, white swan, black swan, wood duck, golden pheasant, yellow golden pheasant, green wing macaw, dun conures, African grey parrot, finches and melanistic pheasant can be sighted here. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
The park stretches across 6.5 acres of land and provides 58 feet of flying area for birds. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
The park has 46 different species of birds and has approximately 1,500 birds. It is built in a way to provide appropriate habitation for birds to breed in, live and fly. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
The park is open for visitors from Wednesday to Sunday, between 10 am and 5 pm. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
Ticket fees varies from Rs 50 to Rs 500 for adults and foreigners. For children, the entry fee is Rs 30. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
The Chandigarh Bird Park has different exotic bird species including aquatic, terrestrial and tamed. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
A blue and yellow macaw playing with a visitor. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
An African grey parrot in the park. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
Lorikeets are another exotic bird species that can be found in the park. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
A visitor feeding grains to a blue and yellow macaw. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
African grey parrots are known for mimicking and have a reputation among bird enthusiasts. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
People posing for pictures in the park. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)