sunset in Pantanal
an impressive view
a fantastic possibility to see the milky way as it really is
a 15 second exposure
a thirty minute exposure in front of our room
horses grazing
a quiet evening
the posada where we were in the middle of nowhere, Pantanal
view from our room
small anteater
the anteater posing for the picture
the strangler fig kills its host
fox
rufous-tailed Jacamar
rufous hornero
mantelkardinal
chesnut-eared Aracari
ringed kingfisher
Amazon kingfisher
green kingfisher
silver heron
a big cocoi heron
the heron expose their wings to the sun in order to get rid of parasites
striated heron
crested caracara
tiger heron with prey
conmoran
a wild ara landed in the garden of the posada
wild aras flying away
nandu
these gian nutrias are excellent hunters
patrolling nutria. They are always hunting and are very successful
the river banks are full of caymans, they are in all sizes
cayman with prey
giant lizard
suddenly the frog was at my feet!
typical landscape
the nutria caught an eel and the fight started
the eel did its best
but it could do nothing against the powerful jaws and grip
the nutria won
beautiful view from the boat
capibaras are huge animals, they can weigh up to 66 kg
capibara mother with offspring
jabiru before landing
the jabiru is the tallest flying bird found in Southamerica (1.40 mt tall) It is the third largest wingspan after the condor and the albatross
jabirus stay together for ever. Both of them in their nest
a nice beach with a cayman sunbathing
how people observe the jaguars that may appear at the riverside. If you are lucky you get to see them
having a rest
licking the paw
we were lucky to see some jaguars
and I am so impressed by its majesty that I have to show a few photos
a walk on the shore
this jaguar was hunting and had seen something moving but then decided it was not what he wanted
the search continued
what is there for me?
nice view
walking up the branch
Wow!
who is looking at me?
jaguar swimming