Brazil 2013 (Pantanal)

[bigbird]

wow hope they do not burn all of the rainforest, very sad. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

Rio Claro - of which there are probably some many more - in / around the northern Pantanal at least three.
The water of this Rio Claro (near São José) flows to the upper Rio Tapajos.

To be continued.

 

[L-ko]

These images are from the Pousada.

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[L-ko]

Hi,

some Pictures from the near of the Pousada.

Fish-farm - without fishes:

Cocoi-Heron (Ardea cocoi)

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[L-ko]

Hi,

If you want to see animals, you have to use there the morning and the evening hours.

Another "Ara-Lake":

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[L-ko]

Sturnella militaris

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[L-ko]

Hi,

After breakfast we went to a rainforest hike. With the boat we went downstream and then walked back.
A few pictures from this Rio Claro:

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[L-ko]

Hi,

he was wating on our door:

and a few pictures from the hike:

They gave out of their way to show us surprising ...

... highly flammable resin

Pilherodius pileatus

bats

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[bigbird]

wow nature is a powerful thing and has such diversity, thanks for sharing this with us so far. cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

on the next day first we went some Kilometer and after we drove back with boat.

nests of Cacicus cela

Rofous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda)

Ant-build after visiting a anteaters

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[L-ko]

Hi,

on the way back

A small demonstration called "Burning Water" - flaring of digester gases

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[L-ko]

Cashew-tree

The Cashew-nut is only in the right "appendage" -
How may kilogramms of fruits we require for a small bag of Cashew-nuts?

Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

Numididae

Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

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[L-ko]

On the last day near Sao José we drove to the Ara-Lake a second time:

Callonetta leucophrys?

Claravis godefrida?

Sturnella militaris

Arundinicola leucocephala

Pachyramphus surinamus?

Melanerpes candidus

to be continued

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

That was all from the rain forest.
After breakfast we drove more than 300 km to the south,
to the final destination of our journey: the northern Pantanal.

Map

Some pictures from the way to Cuiabá (lightblue pin):

Falco sparverius

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[L-ko]

Hi,

lunch break in Cuiabá - we visited a market hall:

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[L-ko]

Hi,

... the fish-corner

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[L-ko]

Moin,

... further to the south, to Poconé (purple pin) - the gateway to the northern Pantanal

Rio Cuiabá near the city Cuiabá

Poconé

Poconé

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[bigbird]

wow that is an excellent journey so far. thanks cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[L-ko]

Hi,

behind Pocone there begins the Transpantaneira. The construction of the Transpantaneira began about 40 years ago. The road should pass through the Pantanal from north to south and the Pantanal should be established as a cattle field. In Mato Grosso there are about 150 km of this road were built.
The road ends today at Porto Jofre. What sounds like a city that is really a hotel and a campsite on the Rio Cuiabá, which there is also the border with Mato Grosso do Sul.

After the long drive from the southern edge of the Amazon rainforest was our destination near the beginning (Km 10) the Transpantaneira, there is the Pousada Piuval (yellow pin).

Transpantaneira

Termite hill

Scaphidura oryzivora?

Paroaria coronata

Rufous hornero

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[L-ko]

Sicalis flaveola

Sicalis flaveola

Thraupis sayaca

Even a drop there?

Pitangus sulphuratus

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