Sandlo - Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Sandlo – Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)

Dette er første møte med denne arten på Fyrsteilene for meg. Jeg satt stille og rolig mens den kom nærmere og nærmere meg i sin søken etter mat i fjæra.…


Great curassow (Crax rubra)

Great curassow (Crax rubra)

A beautiful male, foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or up in the trees. One of the…


Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)

A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) struggling to push through the entangled vines of the laurel dodder. This is a parasitic species getting all it…


Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus)

Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus)

On some of the sandbanks I saw chicks, like this one. At first I only noticed the adults, but As I noticed they were not fleeing, but preferred to walk away…


Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus)

Pied Plover (Vanellus cayanus)

Many of the larger sand banks were housing one or more families rearing their chicks. The chicks need to be able to fly soon, as even the highest sand banks…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

After being hunted countless years by humans, the curassow is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas. This one exhibited somewhat…


Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Several birds roam the garden of Hotel do Ype, and I also found one with chicks. In the dense forest they are much harder to see, but they are very much……


Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

There's a particular palm with small fruits growing around the rooms of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and they are irresistible to the guans. When in fruit, you'll…


Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)

Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)

There are a lot of this species of palm in the garden of Cristalino Jungle Logde, so you can enjoy the different birds eating the fruits when you walk to and…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

I heard the vocalizations of the male and female long before I was able to see them. I was on the river that runs through Fazenda San Fransico and was slowly…