Gelasine coerulea

Gelasine coerulea

Native range of gelasine coerulea is southern Brazil to Argentina. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Slaty-breasted Wood Rail (Aramides saracura)

Slaty-breasted Wood Rail (Aramides saracura)

This slaty-breasted wood rail (Aramides saracura) had a rather peculiar behavior. It was seemingly oblivious to my presence and it preferred the open areas of…


Mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides)

Mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides)

Native range of mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides) is Mexico to Paraguay.


Mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides)

Mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides)

I found none in bloom, so I wonder when the mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides) does bloom, as soon the locations they grow in will be under water again. Native…


Ludwigia

Ludwigia sp

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred…


Ludwigia

Ludwigia sp

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a beach. Just after a couple of hundred…


Grey-necked Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus)

Grey-necked Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus)

The grey-necked wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus) has mesmerising red eyes!


Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

The many man made canals in the higher grounds of Fazenda San Fransico offer excellent opportunities for a wide variety of animals - from insects, birds and…