Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Native range is Mexico to southern South America.


Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)

Native range is Mexico to southern South America.


Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)

Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)

The only species of woodpecker I encountered while at Pousada Xaraés. This was the second and last, and being the last…


Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)

Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)

As I was photographing plants I noticed the constant return of and foraging of this bird on the ground around me. Not…


Pantanal plant 33

Pantanal plant 33

My last day at Pousada Xaraés, and finally some rain! Not torrential, but at least sufficient to get the ground wet and…


Long-flower Tobacco (Nicotiana longiflora)

Long-flower Tobacco (Nicotiana longiflora)

My last day at Pousada Xaraés, and finally some rain! Not torrential, but at least sufficient to get the ground wet and…


Mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides)

Mosaic flower (Ludwigia sedioides)

I found none in bloom, so I wonder when they do bloom, as soon the locations they grow in will be under water again.…


Solanum acerifolium

Solanum palinacanthum

Native range is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina. This plant has big spines high on its agenda, so apparently the leaves…


Solanum acerifolium

Solanum palinacanthum

Native range is Bolivia, Brazil to Argentina.