Day 1 We left Cuiaba for a five day tour of the Northern Pantanals in southwest Brazil, booked through Pantanal Nature Tours (info@wildbrazilpantanaltourguide.com) Our short drive along the Transpantaneira took us past the most amazing wildlife, including dozens of different types of birds, some of which we have not encountered on our travels before. Perhaps the most amazing bird was the Jabiru, the symbolic bird for the Pantanals. It’s big (as tall as Amy), with a bright red band on its neck, and it even flies. We spotted two Jabirus up a tree sitting on their nest which was also inhabited by green parrots. There were kingfishers everywhere, hawks, kites, heron, egrets (snowy and great) and more. On each side of the Transpantaneira were lakes and streams filled with lilies, and vast grassy farmlands. In the
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