Category: Photo safari
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Southern crested caracara
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them The Southern crested caracara is probably the most common falcon in Pantanal and Mato Grosso (Brazil). It feeds on nearly anything and is commonly seen on carrion (like below) and road kill. This adaptability and its powerful beak allows it to catch very different preys. Click on…
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Capibara, South American rodent
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them The capibara is supposedly the largest rodent on Earth (and it really is much bigger than the usual grey mouse). You will find this placid animal anywhere water meets earth (swamps and rivers), in Matto Grosso as well as near the Amazonia.
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Amazonian panorama
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Amazonian landscape
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Wriggling tropical life (macro photography)
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Shot in Brazil, 2007.
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Amazonian landscape
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Scarlet-headed Blackbird
Will you be able to find the female bird in this flock? Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them This small bird is quite difficult to approach, but we were lucky to meet several of them in Brazil this year. Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Troupiale à tête rouge, Amblyramphus holosericeus).
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Savanna Hawk
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them Savanna Hawk (Buse roussâtre – Buteogallus meridionalis) in Brazil.
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Black and red dragonfly
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge them If you know the exact name of this dragonfly, I’ll be happy to learn it. It is quite common in Brazil (both in Pantanal and Amazonia) when you have a small water bed.