The Pantanal of Brazil

If you click the photo below you will be taken to a page that summarizes the Species of the Pantanal I photographed.  The other images on this page take you to various days of this amazing adventure.  You can click the Day or the Image to get there.  Once on a day, you can click NEXT at the bottom of the page to move to the next day.​

Day 1 We departed Cuiaba, stopped along the Transpantaneira a few times, and arrived at Pousada Piuval lodge for two nights.		Day 2 Exploring the huge lodge area we found Giant Anteaters, Hyacinth Macaw, Sunbitterns, and Jabiru Storks, and many other interesting species.
Day 3 We arrived at Aymara Lodge and immediately found a beautiful Blue-and-yellow Macaw. We also saw, among many others, Crested Caracara, more Sunbitterns, and a Yellow Anaconda..		Day 4 A pair of Hyacinth Macaw were nesting in a tree very near to our rooms.  We took a boat ride along a small river and hiked through one of the rare forested area of the Pantanal.
Day 5 At our third lodge, Rio Clara, we took a boat ride and saw Cocoi Heron and Ringed Kingfishers grabbing fish.  The Milky Way was stunning above a Jabiru nest.		Day 6 After a morning of bird photography we departed our third lodge for Porto Jofre and Jaguars.  We stopped along the way and photographed a pair of Pygmy Owls.
Day 7 Our very first Jaguar sighting was a family of three.  What a rare way to start three 11 plus hour days in a boat photographing Jaguars, Giant Otters, and many beautiful birds		Day 8 So many highlights our second day on the rivers near Porto Jofre: a Jaguar mother and cub, a Jaguar with an injured mouth who is thriving, and a very regal Jaguar with a sad story.
Day 9  Our third day with Jaguars began with one in tree and then resting with crossed paws. We saw a Jabiru Stork gathering nest material and many kingfishers.		Day 10 We left the Jaguars and headed back north to photograph kingfishers fishing, giant otters, Sunbittern flying, and a very cute Ocelot.
Day 11 We saw Howler monkeys, beautiful Amazon Motmots, Green Iguana mating, and a Brazilian Tapir in the river we boated.		Day 12 After photographing a family of Capybara, we moved to our last lodge and photographed at a wildlife pool until after dark.
Day 13 In the morning we photographed Toucans,  Chestnut-eared Aracari, and a strange and interesting Giant Potoo. At sunset Black Skimmers.		Day 14 On our final day of a great trip, we photographed more Toucans, and I saw the only warbler of the trip.