Brazil
Photo: Jaguar walking. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: Giant River otter. these were my favourite animals - very playful family groups
Photo: Caiman eating catfish. Plenty of caiman - managed to find one eating a huge catfish
Photo: Jaguar eye. Hiding in the shade - like the fact that you can only really see the eye lit by a spot of sunlight
Photo: Cardinal 1. One of many we saw!
Photo: Black crowned night heron 1. Many many of these along the waterways
Photo: zigzag heron 1. This was our guides highlight as he had only seen 2 in 20 years!
Photo: crested cardinal 1. Many of these also
Photo: termite mounds 1. These were everywhere but this particular field had more than we saw anywhere else!
Photo: marsh deer 1. Very scarce deer
Photo: pecary 1. Saw these crossing the road - only saw one lot of them.
Photo: capybara 2. There were lots of these around
Photo: jaguar 1. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: jaguar 2. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: tiger heron 1. Doing something odd with it's wings - probably due to the heat!
Photo: ocelot 1. Ocelots are beautiful cats - we had a special viewing hide in the evening to see them.
Photo: black crowned night heron 2. Many of these but not many caught in flight
Photo: Jacana. One of many of these waders
Photo: green and rudous kingfisher 1. We managed to see all 5 of the areas kingfishers - this was my favourite one
Photo: jaguar 4. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: jaguar 3. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: pygmy owl 2. This was tiny and very high up in the tree!
Photo: gulf fritillary 1. Many butterflies also spotted - some I cannot find in any reference books
Photo: hyacinth macaws 2. Beautiful macaws
Photo: capybara swimming. Lots of these we saw swimming across the rivers
Photo: jaguar swimming 1. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: bird on mound 1.
Photo: burrowing owl 1.
Photo: black fronted nun birds.
Photo: jaguar 5. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: small bird 1. Unidentified as yet
Photo: slender billed wood creeper 1. Lovely bird which wasn't bothered by us standing close to it.
Photo: crested caracara 2. One of many different birds of prey
Photo: anhinga with fish 1. Like our cormorant but with a slender neck
Photo: Toco toucan. Iconic bird of the area
Photo: Lizard.
Photo: Butterfly.
Photo: Great Potoo.
Photo: Capybara mother and young.
Photo: Jaguar alert. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: Jaguar head. One of many jaguars spotted during our time travelling out from the floating hotel
Photo: Jabiru Standing. These storks are enormous - as tall as us!
Photo: Red bird.
Photo: Dragonfly.
Photo: Hawk.
Photo: Jabiru Angel.
Photo: Capybara with bird.
Photo: Hyacinth Macaw.
Photo: Ocelot Standing.
Photo: Giant otter eating.
Photo: Snake with Toad. We followed this snake as it hunted along the river bank - we heard a loud squeak and it caught a toad an proceeded to eat it - lots of crunching!
Photo: Pantanal sunrise. There were some lovely sunrises
Photo: 2 View from Transpananeira.
Photo: 3 View from Transpantaneira road.
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Photo: IMG_20220709_104752. Flotel where we stayed for 4 nights on the river
Photo: IMG_20220712_074945. Flower called monkey comb
Photo: IMG_20220712_075109. Warning when walking from one of the lodges!
Photo: 1a Welcome to Transpantaneira Road. Entrance to the Transpantanal highway which runs all the way to Porto Joffre
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