Little Rann Of Kutch (LRK) and Velavdar
100 km west of Ahmedabad lies one of the most interesting terrains in India. Vast stretches of plain land – devoid of any plantation , and salt covered in some areas, water bodies in between defines this arid land – known as Little Rann of Kutch. This very land is world’s last major home to Indian Wild Ass’s and hence, the area is rightly protected as “Wild Ass Sanctuary”. Apart from many resident and migratory birds, the area is also a home to mammals like Indian Wolf, Desert Fox, Nilgai etc.
I, along with 9 fellow birders, got an opportunity to make a quick visit to this wonderful land (combined with Black buck sanctuary of Velavdar) and do some birding. We could record at least 129 bird species (+ few unidentified) and 7 types of mammals. Such places, though might seem dry and arid, have their own beauty. The terrain is just unbeatable … it’s a beautiful piece of land spread over hundreds of acres of area … it was quite an experience … and it’s my pleasure to share it with you all!
Date – 06.01.2011 to 09.01.2011
Members –
- Sharad Yadav
- Tushar Nidambur
- Ms. Heera Subhan
- Mohandas T
- Ms. Manju Mohandas
- Rahul Mohandas
- Ms. Kamal Sahani
- Neeraj Chawla
- Atul Kolhe
- Abhijit Avalaskar
Weather condition – Nice cool weather with min recorded temp. of 9 Deg C. Bright sunny days getting cooler post 6 pm.
Equipment used for photography –
Body – Nikon D200
Lens – Nikkor 300 mm F/2.8
Accessories – Kenko PRO DG Teleconverter (1.4x, 2 x)
Tripod – Benro legs with B1 head .
Little Rann Of Kutch
Velavadar Black buck Sanctuary
Beautiful shots. Thanks for capturing these delightful moments on film, err flash memory.
Comment by Vikram — January 13, 2011 @ 11:36 pm
Awesome photos… and very fast processing too!
Comment by Atul Kolhe — January 14, 2011 @ 9:23 am
Dear Abhi,
Very nice and refreshing shots, sometime I feel that there is very good life in rural area. We must save our native birds.
Very good Keep it up
Comment by Sujeet Kulkarni — January 14, 2011 @ 9:30 am
Wonderful shots abhijit … Keep up the good work.
Comment by Sagar Gosavi — January 14, 2011 @ 10:26 am
Dear Abhi
Once again you have come up with superb clicks. Some pics are mind blowing. Its even more amazing that you came across over 129 plus species of birds in such a short time. Excellent work!
Comment by Animish — January 14, 2011 @ 10:53 am
Abhijeet, looks like a very fruitful trip both to LRK and Velavadar… Again, amazing clicks.. loved the fact that you could manage to get the illusive Greater Hoppoe Lark… woow… 300 F2.8 rocks!! 🙂 Keep up with this good work and hope to meet you soon.
Comment by Yogesh Rane — January 14, 2011 @ 12:46 pm
Dear Abhi ,
Looking forward to you taking us for one such trip .
Excellent work .
Manoj Binhani
Comment by Manoj — January 14, 2011 @ 9:07 pm
hii…:)
truly wonderful & encouraging..
Comment by vishal — January 14, 2011 @ 10:13 pm
hiiii….
truly wonderful ,encouraging shots & your efforts, love & thoughts behind them..
Comment by vishal — January 14, 2011 @ 10:18 pm
When photos tell the viewer the story of the place, when the photos make viewer to take to the place just by watching them, when the photos emphasize that the place is a must visit, the purpose of photography is served….. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Comment by Gouri — January 14, 2011 @ 11:23 pm
Dear Abhijit,
Marvellous, you bring nature live and close to people who do not have access to. Thanks for sharing.
Comment by Varghese — January 15, 2011 @ 9:55 am
Excellent work Abhi! These are wonderful images!
Comment by Donna Yount — January 15, 2011 @ 8:39 pm
Excellent!
Comment by Mukund Gondhalekar — January 15, 2011 @ 9:54 pm
Excellent
Comment by Mukund Gondhalekar — January 15, 2011 @ 9:54 pm
Hi Abhijit,
Great shots from Little Rann!! \Tiger on wings\ is killing 🙂
Santosh.
Comment by Santosh Gulavani — January 16, 2011 @ 11:05 pm
Thank you for sharing this wonderful collection of your pics. You got really nice pics. You are great sir.
Comment by Sagar — January 17, 2011 @ 11:53 am
Superb….. Wonderful beginning of the year. I wish I could be a bird so that Abhi can shoot me ………………
Comment by RAJESH SHAH — January 17, 2011 @ 8:50 pm
Vowwww…………..Little Rann of Kutch has BIG things to say…… Thanks for making this moment wonderful.
Comment by RAJESH SHAH — January 17, 2011 @ 8:55 pm
Awesome Photographs!!
This will definately attract others towards nature and inspire for photography.
Comment by Sachin Sawant — January 18, 2011 @ 3:10 pm
“As always, great shots, Abhijit ! Three different types of owls are beautiful, amazing and much more. I second Manoj sir’s suggestion, take us in that beautiful world.
Fantastic shots, Sir, Thanks!”
Comment by Shishir Deshmukh — January 18, 2011 @ 5:02 pm