8 Nov 2018
Great curassow (Crax rubra)
A beautiful male great curassow (Crax rubra), foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or…
5 Dec 2014
Pontederia reflexa
These plants grow in a pond right outside the buildings of SouthWild Pantanal. I find the long leaves quite decorative and a plant worthy of any natural…
4 Dec 2014
Tropical Pickerelweed (Pontederia rotundifolia)
At first this looks like a starved water Hyacinth, and you might pass on to find one with a grand inflorescence. When you take a closer look you’ll see that…
4 Dec 2014
Tropical Pickerelweed (Pontederia rotundifolia)
At first this looks like a starved water Hyacinth, and you might pass on to find one with a grand inflorescence. When you take a closer look you'll see that…
3 Dec 2014
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
When a sea of water hyacinths are in bloom you forget for a moment that this is a weed like no other - it can block rivers for years on end! All the plants are…
2 Dec 2014
Pickerel Weed (Pontederia parviflora)
On the way to SouthWild Pantanal from Porto Jofre I encountered this species of water hyacinth as I was wading out to an orchid, a fantastic specimen too, with…
1 Dec 2014
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) has beautiful flowers, but is plant species that in some instances can block all human activities. There are many rivers…
27 Nov 2014
Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)
After being hunted countless years by humans, the bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas.…
22 Nov 2013
Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)
Several birds roam the garden of Hotel do Ype, and I also found a dusky-legged guan (Penelope obscura) with chicks. In the dense forest they are much harder to…
19 Nov 2013
Leucadia White (Melete leucadia)
This leucadia white (Melete leucadia) was infrequently accompanied by the beautiful Orsilochus Daggerwing which too was sucking up salts from the sand. This…