We've arrived!

Brazil

Folder: Americas
2012 visit to the Amazon and Pantanal regions of Brazil.

Comprises photographs by both Steve and Belinda Garland
We've arrived!

We've arrived!

07 Oct 2012 152
The thing on top is the mud nest of a Rufous Hornero (that's a type of bird). The bird itself is perched in the middle top. It is one of the commonest birds all over the region, so a good one to learn early on!
Capybara

Capybara

07 Oct 2012 183
Our first close-up Capybara
Hyacinth Macaw

Hyacinth Macaw

08 Oct 2012 1 1 321
We saw loads of these - a speciality of the Pantanal region.
Anaconda

Anaconda

08 Oct 2012 185
A small one (about 3 metres) poking his head out of a hole on the riverbank
Jaguar 1

Jaguar 1

08 Oct 2012 148
Our first Jaguar - on our first day of looking!
Jaguar 2

Jaguar 2

09 Oct 2012 185
Our second Jaguar on our second day of looking!
Giant Otter

Giant Otter

09 Oct 2012 159
This was a family group. We watched them eating a massive catfish, then later they settled down in the sun on the river bank
Giant Otter

Giant Otter

10 Oct 2012 116
This one came over to screech at us for getting too close
Monk Parakeets

Monk Parakeets

10 Oct 2012 179
These had a big communal nest on a telegraph pole
Belinda stroking a Caiman

Belinda stroking a Caiman

10 Oct 2012 169
It is recommended to move very slowly!
Caiman

Caiman

10 Oct 2012 181
Steve strokes a live Caiman
Coati

Coati

11 Oct 2012 202
A family of Coatis feeding
Sun Bitterns

Sun Bitterns

11 Oct 2012 149
A pair of Sun Bitterns displaying to each other
Great Horned Owl chicks

Great Horned Owl chicks

08 Oct 2012 174
There was a whole family roosting in a copse of trees in the Pantanal
Muscovy Ducks

Muscovy Ducks

12 Oct 2012 111
The wild ones are a bit nicer than the ugly ones we have in UK farmyards!
Tube-nosed Bats

Tube-nosed Bats

12 Oct 2012 160
These roost on the underside of riverside trees and usually roost in a vertical line
A baby snake

A baby snake

16 Oct 2012 153
Our guide Munir videos a baby Boa constrictor, which we later helped off the road.
Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor

16 Oct 2012 154
The only snake whos English and scientific names are the same! This is a baby, only 1m long
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