We've arrived!

Brazil

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2012 visit to the Amazon and Pantanal regions of Brazil. Comprises photographs by both Steve and Belinda Garland
We've arrived!

We've arrived!

07 Oct 2012 125
The thing on top is the mud nest of a Rufous Hornero (that's a type of bird). The bird itself is perched in the middle top. It is one of the commonest birds all over the region, so a good one to learn early on!
Capybara

Capybara

07 Oct 2012 156
Our first close-up Capybara
Hyacinth Macaw

Hyacinth Macaw

08 Oct 2012 1 1 290
We saw loads of these - a speciality of the Pantanal region.
Anaconda

Anaconda

08 Oct 2012 158
A small one (about 3 metres) poking his head out of a hole on the riverbank
Jaguar 1

Jaguar 1

08 Oct 2012 126
Our first Jaguar - on our first day of looking!
Jaguar 2

Jaguar 2

09 Oct 2012 161
Our second Jaguar on our second day of looking!
Giant Otter

Giant Otter

09 Oct 2012 138
This was a family group. We watched them eating a massive catfish, then later they settled down in the sun on the river bank
Giant Otter

Giant Otter

10 Oct 2012 98
This one came over to screech at us for getting too close
Monk Parakeets

Monk Parakeets

10 Oct 2012 150
These had a big communal nest on a telegraph pole
Belinda stroking a Caiman

Belinda stroking a Caiman

10 Oct 2012 141
It is recommended to move very slowly!
Caiman

Caiman

10 Oct 2012 157
Steve strokes a live Caiman
Coati

Coati

11 Oct 2012 170
A family of Coatis feeding
Sun Bitterns

Sun Bitterns

11 Oct 2012 124
A pair of Sun Bitterns displaying to each other
Great Horned Owl chicks

Great Horned Owl chicks

08 Oct 2012 149
There was a whole family roosting in a copse of trees in the Pantanal
Muscovy Ducks

Muscovy Ducks

12 Oct 2012 95
The wild ones are a bit nicer than the ugly ones we have in UK farmyards!
Tube-nosed Bats

Tube-nosed Bats

12 Oct 2012 135
These roost on the underside of riverside trees and usually roost in a vertical line
A baby snake

A baby snake

16 Oct 2012 129
Our guide Munir videos a baby Boa constrictor, which we later helped off the road.
Boa constrictor

Boa constrictor

16 Oct 2012 138
The only snake whos English and scientific names are the same! This is a baby, only 1m long
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