[Leica] Last of the Pantanal

[Henning Wulff]

Very nice, Jayanand. I've seen a number of those in South and Central America, but there are always more; and very nicely captured. I'm sure you took thousands to get those. Excellent compositions.

Henning Wulff
hjwulff at gmail.com




On 2016-09-28, at 10:37 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is the last set of photographs of the Pantanal - a few birds and
> creatures, and some odds and ends I missed the first time around.
> 
> The Wattled Jacana is a common bird in these parts, frequenting the all too
> common lily ponds. However, I caught one on the river shore, close up,
> showing their unique legs:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160817-10565.jpg.html
> 
> Otherwise, the fun is catching them in flight, as they jump from one lily
> frond to another. These are all very early one morning at a lily pond in
> Hotel Porto Jofre:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160819-13608.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160819-13615.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160819-13906.jpg.html
> 
> Some miscellaneous birds:
> 
> Cocoi Heron:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160812-239BW.jpg.html
> 
> Southern Screamer:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160816-9706.jpg.html
> 
> Large-billed Tern:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160811-1111.jpg.html
> 
> Sayaca Tanager:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160820-15771.jpg.html
> 
> Jabiru Stork:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160819-15148.jpg.html
> 
> A few birds I had posted photographs of, but I found some more action shots
> that were interesting:
> 
> Immature Great Black Hawk:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160813-3373.jpg.html
> 
> Black-collared Hawk:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160812-399.jpg.html
> 
> Amazon Kingfisher:
> /v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160812-731.jpg.html
> 
> Finally, a few mammals, and a strange reptile:
> 
> Capybara, the world's largest rodent, and primary prey of the jaguar:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160818-11762.jpg.html
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160814-6411.jpg.html
> 
> Azara's Agouti:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160820-16171.jpg.html
> 
> The shy and reclusive Andean Tapir. We were very lucky to see one:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160815-6991.jpg.html
> 
> Marsh Deer:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14639.jpg.html
> 
> Tegu Lizard:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160820-15998.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
> 
> Thanks for coming on the ride with patience and forbearance!
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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