The Wild Ass Sanctuary protects almost 5,000 km² of the salt marshes of the Little Rann of Kachchh. Its harsh landscape is inhabited by a number of threatened species including the prominent Indian Wild Ass (aka Khur).
Additional highlights of my visit comprised a Jungle Cat, a Desert Fox, and a number of great bird sightings, such as Short-eared Owls, Sykes’s Nightjars, and a Macqueen’s Bustard. I stayed at the beautiful resort “Desert Coursers” in Zainabad, which I can definitely recommend for its well conducted safaris!
life in the Rann of Kachchh
life in the Rann of Kachchh
life in the Rann of Kachchh
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
female Nilgai
Shikra
Shikra
Greater Flamingo
Dalmatian Pelican
Little Rann of Kachchh
Little Rann of Kachchh
Little Rann of Kachchh
sunset
sunset
life in the Rann of Kachchh
salt pans
salt pans
Sykes’s Nightjar
Sykes’s Nightjar
Sykes’s Nightjar
Jungle Cat
safari in the early morning
birds in the early morning
Great White Pelicans
Indian Wild Ass
Indian Wild Asses
sunrise
sunrise
sunrise
Greater Flamingoes
Greater Flamingoes
Pied Avocet
Pied Avocets
Greater Flamingoes
male Pallid Harrier
Greater Flamingoes
Eurasian Spoonbill
Lesser Flamingoes
Lesser Flamingoes
Pallas’s Gull
Kentish Plover
Great White Pelican
Great White Pelican
Great White Pelicans
Indian Wild Asses
Indian Wild Asses
Indian Wild Asses
Indian Wild Ass
Indian Wild Asses
Indian Wild Ass
Indian Wild Asses
Indian Wild Asses
Indian Wild Asses
female Common Kestrel
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouses
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouses
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouses
Crested Lark
Crested Lark
Common Cranes
Common Cranes
Southern Grey Shrike
Southern Grey Shrike
Rosy Starlings
courtyard of the Desert Coursers
Desert Coursers
Desert Coursers
pretty plant
juvenile Bay-backed Shrike
juvenile Bay-backed Shrike
Macqueen’s Bustard
Nilgai
Nilgai
female Pallid Harrier
landscape of the Little Rann of Kachchh
Desert Fox
On the next day, I continued my journey to Bhuj from where I would conduct field work in the following 2.5 weeks.
4 responses to “India 2016 (part LVI): Wild Ass Sanctuary”
very interesting and lovely photos
thanks a lot!! 🙂
What a wonderful post! Your images are stunning. I loved the sunset with the big ball of fire and wonderful rosy red sky, the night images of the bird, and cat, and the sunrise images of the Flamingos, and other birds.
The donkeys are delightful, and I liked seeing the people of that region.
Thank you for the arm-chair tour of this part of India!
Looking forward to the next post.
thanks a lot for your comment! Great to hear that you liked my post so much!! 🙂
Matt Travels 
very interesting and lovely photos
thanks a lot!! 🙂
What a wonderful post! Your images are stunning. I loved the sunset with the big ball of fire and wonderful rosy red sky, the night images of the bird, and cat, and the sunrise images of the Flamingos, and other birds.
The donkeys are delightful, and I liked seeing the people of that region.
Thank you for the arm-chair tour of this part of India!
Looking forward to the next post.
thanks a lot for your comment! Great to hear that you liked my post so much!! 🙂