Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)

This is perhaps the best time of day as the air has cooled substantially and the light is mellow and soft. Many birds…


Attalea phalerata

Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi)

Chopi Blackbird (Gnorimopsar chopi) is a common bird in Pantanal, and several resides close to the buildings of Pousada…


Pantanal plant 27 (Centrosema)

Pantanal plant 27 (Centrosema)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a…


Pantanal plant 27 (Centrosema)

Pantanal plant 27 (Centrosema)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a…


West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

West Indian Buckeye (Junonia evarete)

This West Indian buckeye (Junonia evarete) is old and worn out, but still in good health as it was by no means sitting…


Six-Banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Six-Banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

As I was focusing on the many small and low plants in the sandy open spaces around the buildings of Pousada Xaraés,…


Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a…


Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a…


Pantanal plant 26 (Indigofera)

Indigofera hirsuta

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a…


Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

The fruit of the Acuri palm (Attalea phalerata) is important food for a number of Pantanal bird and mammal species, and…


Willowleaf Angelon (Angelonia salicariifolia)

Willowleaf Angelon (Angelonia salicariifolia)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a…


Willowleaf Angelon (Angelonia salicariifolia)

Willowleaf Angelon (Angelonia salicariifolia)

The soil on this part of Pantanal (between Corumbá and Miranda) is in many places fine sand - just like a desert or a…