15 Nov 2013
Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)
Astonishingly this gray brocket (Mazama gouazoubira) was not startled by my approach (a 4x4), so I was able to take a couple of shots before it decided to move…
15 Nov 2013
Euphorbia thymifolia
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…
15 Nov 2013
Euphorbia hirta
This euphorbia hirta had one of the smallest flowers I encountered.
Native range is America.
14 Nov 2013
Dalechampia scandens
The dalechampia scandens I found grew in the edges of the grasslands, where low and dense brush dominated. Native range is tropics and subtropics.…
14 Nov 2013
Dalechampia scandens
The dalechampia scandens I found grew in the edges of the grasslands, where low and dense brush dominated.
Native range is tropics and subtropics.
14 Nov 2013
Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)
Once again I was in direct eye contact with a gray brocket (Mazama gouazoubira) that regarded humans as no threat whatsoever. I was watching from the other…
13 Nov 2013
Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)
A gray brocket (Mazama gouazoubira) focused on a a possible danger other than me. It's uncommon to see wild animals focusing on other (wild) elements. Usually…
12 Nov 2013
Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga)
This near adult great black hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) was in now way giving way to our car! It was simply watching and taking a couple of steps to the side…
11 Nov 2013
Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
The walk on the "marsh pier" - a long wooden trail raised more than 2 metres to provide dry footing during the wet season - came to an end way too soon. This…