Eryngium glaziovianum

Eryngium glaziovianum

Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of eryngium glaziovianum is southeastern Brazil.


Eryngium glaziovianum

Eryngium glaziovianum

Native range of eryngium glaziovianum is southeastern Brazil. Altitude: 2460 metres.


Eryngium glaziovianum

Eryngium glaziovianum

Altitude: 2460 metres. Native range of eryngium glaziovianum is southeastern Brazil.


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…


Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria)

Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria)

Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) is a very large stork, with an equally huge nest! I saw several nests high up in the largest power pylons crossing the Pantanal.…


Grey-necked Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus)

Grey-necked Wood Rail (Aramides cajaneus)

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


Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)

Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)

Many long-billed bird species including storks are attracted to the rice fields of Fazenda San Fransico. Due to the need of large amounts of water these…


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…


Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

One of several stork species I encountered here at Fazenda San Fransico, and the only one I didn't see up close. In fact this is my closet encounter. It…