2011 Pantanal - Andreas & Angelika Photography

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2011 Pantanal

2011 Pantanal (extended)

Extended set of pictures from a three-week trip to Southern Amazonia, Cerrado, and Pantanal in Brasil.

Textures of Pantanal

Toco Tucan (Ramphastos toco)

Toco Tucan (Ramphastos toco)

Toco Tucan (Ramphastos toco)

Toco Tucan (Ramphastos toco)

Toco Tucan (Ramphastos toco)

Lagoa das Araras (Macaw Lagoon) near Bom Jardim

Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)

Lagoa das Araras near Bom Jardim

Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) at Lagoa das Araras near Bom Jardim

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)

Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)

Chestnus-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)

Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis)

The trees of the Pantanal are home to many animals

Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)

Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)(Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Brown Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella)

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) with Chicks

Dead Tree Trunk

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris)

Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)

Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus)

Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris)

White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus)

Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)

Red-billed Scythebills (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris)

Red-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris)

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

Brown Jacamars (Brachygalba lugubris)

Great-horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)

Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)

Great Potoo (Nyctibius grandis)

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)

Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus)

Swallow Tanager (Tersina viridis)

Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)

Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)

Blossoming Tree

Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus)

Glittering-throated Emerald (Amazilia fimbriata)

Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

Great Black-Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)

Savannah Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis)

Savannah Hawk chasing a Tucan

Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)

Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)

Yellow-billed Cardinals at lunch

Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus)

Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus)

Black-capped Doncobius (Donacobius atricapillar)

Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira)

Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus)

Smooth-billed Ani (Crotopharga ani)

Rufous Cachalotes (Pseudoseisura unirufa)

Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)

Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)

Blue-crowned Trogon (Trogon curucui)

Blue-crowned Parakeets (Aratinga acuticaudata)

Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata)

Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus)

Orchid

Orchid

Tree

Strong barks are needed to survive fires

Tree at Sunset

Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Fallen Tree

Snake

Snake

Rattlesnake

Toilet Frog

Wasps

Dragonfly

Caterpillars

Ant Lion pit

Butterfly

Ipe trees (Tabebuia caraiba, Tabebuia heptaphylla)

Flowers of Yellow Ipe Tree (Tabebuia caraiba)

Yellow Ipe Tree (Tabebuia caraiba)

Flowers

Flying Ducks at Sunrise

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Hyacinth Macaws and Jabirus

Tree with Cotton-like Fruits

Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Pantanal landscape with forrests and large open areas

White-lipped Peccaries (Tayassu pecari)

Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)

Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) with Chicks

Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)

Red-legged Seriemas (Cariama cristata)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia)

Nacunda Nighthawk (Podager nacunda)

Common Pauraque (Nyctridromus albicollis)

Bare-faced Curassows (Crax fasciolata)

Argentine Black and White Tegu Lizard (Tupinambis merianae)

Nanday Parakeets (Nandayus nenday)

Pantanal Cowboy (juvenile)

Pantanal Caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare)

Southern Screamers (Chauna torquata)

Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata)

Crab-eating Fox (Cerdocyon thous)

Tayra (Eira barbara)

Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata)

South American Coati (Nasua nasua)

Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Marsh Deers (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Black Vulture with Deer

Red Brocket (Mazama americana)

Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) at night

Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) feeding at night

Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) feeding at night

Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Juvenile Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) on a termite hill

Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus)

Lesser yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes burrovianus)

Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus)

Southern Caracaras (Caracara plancus)

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Jabirus (Jabiru mycteria) with Chicks

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) with Chicks

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) with Chicks

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) with Chicks

Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) and Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Maguari Stork (Mycteria americana)

Maguari Storks (Mycteria americana)

Wood Storks (Mycteria americana)

Remaining water ponds attract storks and herons

Remaining water ponds attract storks and herons

Wood Storks (Mycteria americana)

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) and Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) always looking for new feeding places

Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja)

Rivers and gallery forests are home to most animals of the Pantanal

Trees with hundreds of storks

Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) Family

Capybaras and Caiman

Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) picking Insects on a Capybara

Giant Cowbird (Molothrus oryzivorus) picking Insects on a Capybara

Capybara and Caiman

Pantanal Caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare)

Pantanal Caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare)

Pantanal Caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare)

Pantanal Caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare)

Pantanal Caiman (Caiman crocodilus yacare)

Pantanal Caimans (Caiman crocodilus yacare) do catch flying Piranhas!

Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)

Gray-necked Wood-Rail (Aramides cajanea)

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Limpkins (Aramus guarauna)

Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)

Juvenile Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)

Rufescent Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma lineatum)

Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix)

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)

Juvenile Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)

Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)

Trees in Rio Pixaim

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

Fishing Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

Bats

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona)

Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata)

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)

Southern River Otter (Lontra longicaudis)

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Night blooming Water Lily

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

Juvenile Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana)

Pantanal Caimans (Caiman crocodilus yacare)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)

Green or Common Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) with an estimated size of 4 meters

Green or Common Anaconda (Eunectes murinus). Estimated Size of 4 Meters.

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis)

Capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris) - Jaguar fast food

Jaguar Footprints on the Beach

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Pantanal Caimans (Caiman crocodilus yacare)

Fish pond at Pousada Jardim d'Amazonia

Fish pond at Pousada Jardim d'Amazonia

Pintado (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans)

Fishes in Rio Saloba

Fishes in Rio Saloba

Jabiru nest at Sunrise

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