The Pantanal has, over the past few years, become one of the most popular places in the Americas for viewing wildlife. The 147 km long drive along the Transpantaneira Highway is often described as the best road in the world to spot wildlife. The road links the city of Poconé and the village of Porto […]
Tag: Jabiru
Pantanal birds
Finally found time to edit part of the many images I took during my trip to Brazil. In this batch I will post the better photos I took in the Pantanal. I did try to document as many species as possible, but many of these photos aren’t worthy of blogging. All photos are on my […]
Brazil Days #4 and #5 – Transit Birding
Yesterday we left the Pantanal towards the second leg of our trip. We spent the day along the Transpantaneira road that connect Porto Jofre with Pocone. It was nice to experience some open habitats – vast wetlands and cerrado. We picked up a few birds and mammals along the road: Red-legged Seriema Scarlet-headed Blackbird Maguari […]
Yabirú (Jabiru) Jabiru mycteria
Regresando hacia la Ruta nac. 12 desde el último tramo del camino en la UC. Cambyretá un grupo de Yabirúes nos regaló uno de los mejores momentos de la tarde del primero de Mayo. Caminando sin asustarse ante nuestro acercamiento aprovechamos la corta distancia que había entre el camino y estos gigantes del Iberá y […]