21 Nov 2018
Ornate Flycatcher (Myiotriccus ornatus)
Capturing birds in the wild is hard as they rarely get close enough, especially for the smaller of the species like this one. A brief encounter at the San…
28 Nov 2014
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
It's midday and it scorching hot, so what's better than simply standing in the river? You can see from the absence of ripples that they have been standing…
27 Nov 2014
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
These giant rodents are perhaps the most photographed of all animals of the Pantanal, but most are from afar and generic. I find these animals truly amazing…
24 Nov 2013
Blue-billed Black Tyrant (Knipolegus cyanirostris)
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you'll find the only sturdy man-made construction - a bridge painted in white. From here you…
24 Nov 2013
Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula)
On the way to the Itatiaia park entrance, towards Agulhas Negras, you'll find the only sturdy man-made construction - a bridge painted in white. From here you…
23 Nov 2013
Short-crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus ferox)
Resembles Swainson's flycatcher, but it has pinkish coloration on base of lower mandible (beak), this one is all black/dark.
22 Nov 2013
Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum poliocephalum)
This tiny bird is easier to hear than see, but in the garden of Hotel do Ype chances are much better than in the dense forest around.
19 Nov 2013
Yellow-browed Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum chrysocrotaphum)
This is such a tiny bird - around 9 cm in length, so close encounters are required to get any decent shots. This day I was in luck, as it chose this branch on…
15 Nov 2013
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
The fruit of the Acuri palm (Attalea phalerata) is important food for a number of Pantanal bird and mammal species, and here one adult capybara of a family of…
11 Nov 2013
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
In Pantanal some groups of capybaras are almost tame, and this one was no exception, as it seemingly regarded my passing as the river itself. This is not the…