3 Apr 2017
Blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
My first objective is to get a shot of a new (to me) bird species, then to get ever closer and thus better pictures. More often than not I experience a…
3 Dec 2014
Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)
Night time in Pantanal is as exciting as the daytime, and during my several night walks - mostly focusing on the huge number of frog species - I came across…
29 Nov 2014
Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)
A large tree Just a few metres from the Cuiaba river in Porto Jofre housed an extended family of this species. They ranged from adults like this one, to very…
12 Nov 2013
Bare-faced Ibis (Phimosus infuscatus)
Fazenda San Fransico’s rice fields are irresitible to a number of bird species, and this is where I first saw the third species of ibis at the farm. It sounds…
12 Nov 2013
Plumbeous Ibis (Theristicus caerulescens)
Fazenda San Fransico's rice fields are irresitible to a number of bird species, and this is where I first saw the second species of ibis at the farm. It sounds…
12 Nov 2013
Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus)
One of several species of ibis. If you don't see them you definitely hear them! It sounds like this: Also called white-throated ibis.