190Pantanal

A Black-Collared Hawk on a pole in 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

Portrait view of a small pond full of Caiman in the Pantanal

Found during the daily inspection of our lodge while we stayed at the Pantanal.

A courageous Capybara, the largest rodent in the world, walks along the edge of a small pond in the Pantanal that is surrouned by Caiman.

Had to lean over a wooden bridge quite a lot to get a true top perspective :)

Just one of the 10 million Caiman in the Pantanal.

A Grey-necked Wood Rail feeding on some kind of snail or shell. I love their feathers, they are smooth like skin.

Life is easy for birds of prey in the Pantanal. Food everywhere and few predators to fear. This Black-collared Hawk spectates the end of another day in...More

I'm not 100% sure of the identification of this bird, but I suspect it is a Limpkin. Captured in the Pantanal, it's the only photo I have of...More

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

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

Kind of hard to spot on a green background, yet I totally love the feathers of the Green Ibis.

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

A Black-collared Hawk, very common in the Pantanal, surveys the fields and ponds for prey.

A Jabiru Stork found a fish to snack on. Finding food is easy during the dry season at the Pantanal, due to the shallow ponds the fish have no place to...More

Closeup of a Jabiru Stork in its natural habitat, the Pantanal swamps, where it is fishing in the ponds.

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

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

A field of abondoned termite hills in the Pantanal looks just like a human graveyard.

A Savannah hawk uses one of the many abondoned termite hills in this field in the Pantanal to observe small mammals to feed on.

A Crested Caracara uses its strong legs and beak to feed on...something.

Often found on the ground, this ultra strong bird of prey is in search for easy prey so scavenge.

Southern Screamers bond for life, therefore their infamous mating scream is no longer required for these two.