Wallace’s Longwing (Heliconius wallacei)

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…


Heliconius sp

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…


Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

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……


Heliotropium indicum

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…


Heliotropium indicum

Heliotropium indicum

Native range of heliotropium indicum is South America.


Strangler Fig (ficus clusiifolia)

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…


Euploca pottii

Euploca pottii

Native range of euploca pottii is Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul).


Euploca pottii

Euploca pottii

Native range of euploca pottii is Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul).


Strangler Fig (ficus clusiifolia)

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…


Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis)

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…