5 Dec 2014
Green-barred Woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros)
This was a brief encounter with a green-barred Woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros) as I was about to leave SouthWild Pantanal and go to Chapada dos Guimarães -…
1 Dec 2014
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
After my encounter with the faguar (Panthera onca) designated George just a few minutes ago, that came to an abrupt halt due to a thunderbolt that scared him…
1 Dec 2014
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
After 4 days here in Jaguarland I've seen a jaguar (Panthera onca) for a merely 3 seconds - not enough to even get a shot! This being my last day I was hoping…
1 Dec 2014
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
After waiting a long while for George the jaguar (Panthera onca), the name assigned him from those protecting and keeping score of the population here, to move…
1 Dec 2014
Jaguar (Panthera onca)
After many days in the north of Pantanal I had just seen a jaguar (Panthera onca) for 3 seconds - too brief to even photograph it. Finally seeing this one I…
28 Nov 2014
Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
For a long time I've wanted to see these giants up close, and Pantanal is perhaps the best place to see them. This is the first group I encountered, as they…
27 Nov 2014
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
These giant rodents are perhaps the most photographed of all animals of the Pantanal, but most are from afar and generic. I find these animals truly amazing…
27 Nov 2014
Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris)
This was the only encounter with the pale-crested woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) during my stay in Pantanal, and is a female seen a few hours upstrem from Porto…
27 Nov 2014
Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)
If you're in a boat up a river or a lake in Pantanal or other places in South America, you've definitely seen a proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso)! If you…
16 Nov 2013
Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)
Campo flicker (Colaptes campestris) is the only species of woodpecker I encountered while at Pousada Xaraés. This was the second and last, and being the last…