Brazilian Pantanal wetlands

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January 30th 2012

Published: January 30th 2012

Right in the heart of Brazil – miles from anywhere and in the wet season. Good news it only rained one day, but mossies galore. Deet and bite zapper doing the trick, but have to wear long sleeves and trousers, which was a slight problem as Suzanne’s long sleeved T shirt had to be fished out of dirty washing and John’s only long sleeved shirt was his ‘going out’ shirt. A souvenir long sle... Read Full Entry

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Juvenile Caiman

Don't know where all the adults got to

Golden-collared Macaw

Nice view 3

In the dry season, we would have walked through here

Snail Kite

Can peck a hole in a snail shell using specially-shaped beak

Striated Heron

John was very pleased with this as it was elusive

Howler monkey - female

Cormorants and Snowy Egrets

Guess which is which?

Black-Bellied Whistling ducks

Common as muck!

Southern Screamer

Called the 'Guardian of the Pantanal' because it screams at the least provocation - just like a teenager!

Jabiru Stork

The largest of the stork family. We hope it works for you Hannah!

2nd February 2012

teresa feldman
non-member comment

Jacana
They are called Jesus birds because their very long toes give their feet a large surface area. They can walk on lily pads without sinking them so they appear to be walking on water.

3rd February 2012

woodsinsa
John and Suzanne Wood

Teresa - Jacana and owl
yes you are right about the jacana! It's a very pretty bird and we saw lots of them. We found out the owl was a burrowing owl after we had done the blog. You could be a guide here! Birthday was amazing and the lodge kitchen made me a birthday cake

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