190Pantanal

Panorama view of a swampy area of the Pantanal during one of our boat trips.

A juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron in the Pantanal.

On earlier wildlife trips to Costa Rica and Malaysia, we never had any luck spotting wild Toucans up close. All the happier we were when we finally saw...More

We were able to approach this Anteater quite closely as it doesn't seem to see and hear very good when its busy sniffing the earth in search of food....More

We've arrived at the Pantanal, where this Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) delivers a gentle wake-up call.

Black-collared Hawk hiding in the bushes in the Pantanal.

Caracaras do not shy away from the ground to search for small mammals. It has long yellow legs fit for walking and even running.

The gorgeous, endangered, yet loud and easy to find Hyacinth Macaw in the Pantanal, popularized by the animation film "Rio".

This is the end of a Leaf Cutter Ants trail, the delivery point of their chewed up leafs. From here, leafs will be sorted to grow into fungus, which are...More

The beach of a small pond in the Pantanal is crowded with caiman.

Full view of a black-collared Hawk in flight, notice how straight its body is.

Adult Tiger Heron feeding on a fish caught in a little pond in the Pantanal. Look at the fish and the Heron's beak and it will be no surprise that...More

Whilst we were on a hike, our guide waiting in the boat caught this Piranha to expose its impressive teeth.

We meet again. After having seen these lovely pink Spoonbills in Costa Rica before, I was glad to have this second encounter in the Pantanl.

Full view of a female Hyacinth Macaw exiting her tree trunk nest to guard it.

It's a pity we were hiking in a group because I can watch this phenomenon for hours. To witness the most complex animal society on the planet. This...More

After a day or two in the Pantanal, you learn that you can approach Caiman quite closely without any harm. This fella was the exception to the rule so...More

10 million Caiman in the Pantanal, that means you'll find one around every corner, luring at you.

An Agry Bird, this Juvenile Jacana is.

This is as close as I'll ever get to a wild vulture. This one was overlooking a pond full of caiman for any leftovers to scavenge.

A Sunbittern, native to South America, searches this shallow pond for small insects to feed on.

A gorgeous wetland bird with huge feet allowing it to walk on floating vegetation. Spotted in the Pantanal.

A mysterious water bird of which we know little is searching for easy prey in the wetlands of the Pantanal.

The quality of this photo is poor, but I found it a somewhat amusing sight to see this Kingfisher kill the fish it caught by slamming it to the bench...More