In pictures: New glass aviary to let visitors enjoy watching 200 winged friends at Alipore Zoo
In pics: New glass aviary to let visitors enjoy watching 200 winged friends at Alipore Zoo
No extra ticket to enter new section with 14 varieties of birds
My Kolkata Web DeskKolkata
Published 26.11.24, 01:50 PM
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Alipore Zoological Garden, in an initiative to boost the footfall of visitors, has developed an open-air aviary for 200 flying birds of 14 varieties. Visitors will be able to watch them from inside a glass enclosure for no extra cost
Photographs by Soumyajit Dey
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The delight of watching so many colourful birds reflected on state forest minister Birbaha Hansda during the inauguration of the Walk-In Aviary on November 25, Monday. Visitors too started making a beeline for the new experience, soon after
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The crowd gaped at the beauty of the (clockwise from top) peafowl, cockatiel and pheasant
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Nesting lovebirds and their chicks held a special interest for these two children accompanied by their father
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Visitors could be spotted watching several avian species with more patience and interest on Monday, besides of course, capturing the birds flitting around the huge spaces, on mobile phone cameras. The zoo authorities are also planning to introduce more species of colourful birds in a few months
