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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Crab-eating Fox
Another night creature, Crab-eating Fox -
Cerdocyn thous
.
Night frog
This frog hunts for the insects. Its toes are equipped with the little sucking cups to facilitate wall climbing.
Birds nesting
The birds build the nesting colonies in the large trees in Pantanal.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Monk Parakeet in Pantanal
Monk Parakeet -
Myiopsitta monachus
.
Large-billed Tern
Large-billed Tern -
Phaetusa simplex
in flight.
Sunset in Pantanal
And the Jabiru Stork nest.
The catch
Jabiru Stork with the snake-like fish.
The magnificent Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw -
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
is on the list of the endengered species. Pantanal is one of very few places where it still can be seen.
The largest hawk in Mato Grosso
Harpy Eagle -
Harpia harpyja
.
Great Black Hawk
Great Black Hawk -
Buteogallus urubitinga.
Right on the target
.
The fugitive
This domestic duck escaped to the freedom of Pantanal.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Change in the diet
Never hurt anyone, as long as the change is not too drastic.
Snail Kite eats snails
It`s obvious that the diet of Snail Kite -
Rostrhamus sociabilis
consists of the snails.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Common Potoo - baby
Remember my January 17 posting about Common Potoo -
Nyctibius griseus
. Here is a baby alone. Have grown and the parents come by only to feed it.
A view from my apartment
Lovely Flamboyant tree, blooms all year round. No more snow in the winter for me.
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