19 Nov 2013
Wallace’s Longwing (Heliconius wallacei)
Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm, and here I found several…
19 Nov 2013
Heliconius sp
Further up the Cristalino River, the first rapids and a small island with a great tree, Cristalino Jungle Lodge has a small farm and here I found several…
19 Nov 2013
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
A boat on the Cristalilno river is an excellent way to see life in the reserve, and as in Pantanal there are muscovy ducks also here in the Cristalino……
15 Nov 2013
Heliotropium indicum
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
Strangler Fig (ficus clusiifolia)
The way the the strangler figs spread the constrictive "tentacles" around the palm's trunk is as artistic to the casual viewer as it's deadly to the host. This…
13 Nov 2013
Strangler Fig (ficus clusiifolia)
I found a great number of strangler figs on palm trees during my stay at Pousada Xaraés. The fig seemed specialized on palm trees - like a subspecies, but I'm…
12 Nov 2013
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)
I saw quite a few black-bellied whistling ducks (Dendrocygna autumnalis) ducks on the riverbanks of Fazenda San Fransico's river. They were more nervous than…