Winter Companions

Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus). A pair resting and drifting across the calm waters of Keetham Lake during their winter stay, Keetham Lake, Uttar Pradesh.

Winter visitors arrive quietly at Keetham Lake each year. This pair of Great White Pelicans spent the morning gliding across the still water and resting along the open stretch of the lake. Their seasonal presence marks the arrival of migratory waterbirds in the wetland.