[Leica] Toucans

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Jim N,Douglas, Frank, Philippe, Henning

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 7:48 AM, Henning Wulff <hjwulff at gmail.com> wrote:

> A wonderful series, Jayanand! Many 'peak of action' shots, and great
> colours.
>
> Henning Wulff
> hjwulff at gmail.com
>
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> On 2016-09-26, at 4:44 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > We are nearing the end of the Pantanal photographic odyssey, maybe one
> more
> > post after this tying up the odds and ends I missed out on posting. I
> thank
> > everyone for bearing with me through this barrage of photographs!
> >
> > Toucans, together with Macaws, are the best known birds of South America
> in
> > general, and Brazil in particular. The Pantanal area plays host to two
> > types of toucans - the lesser known, small and colourful Chestnut-eared
> > Aracari, and the spectacular and familiar Toco Toucan. All these are from
> > the grounds of our last lodgings, a working ranch cum hotel called
> Pousada
> > Pouso Alegre, as well as the feeders the owners have installed. This
> place
> > is a veritable paradise for birders, as, indeed, is the whole Pantanal
> > region. I never did get a clear view of a Toco Toucan in flight, so never
> > did get an acceptable shot of that.
> >
> > The Chestnut-eared Aracari is a colourful bird!
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/Pantanal-20160820-16434.jpg.html
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/untitled-20160820-15912.jpg.html
> >
> > Fun at the feeders. Papaya seemed to be a universal favourite:
> >
> > Papaya Toss:
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/untitled-20160820-17071.jpg.html
> >
> > Duet:
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/untitled-20160820-17296.jpg.html
> >
> > The Toco Toucan is as spectacular in the flesh as it is in photographs. A
> > wary bird, it would slowly descend from the highest branches down to the
> > feeders, gronking all the time!
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/Pantanal-20160820-16504.jpg.html
> >
> > Morsel:
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/untitled-20160820-17360.jpg.html
> >
> > Full Frontal:
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/untitled-20160820-16701.jpg.html
> >
> > The Food Toss!:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/Pantanal-20160820-16348.jpg.html
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/untitled-20160820-16729.jpg.html
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/
> Pantanal/untitled-20160820-16830.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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