[Leica] Last of the Pantanal

[Gene Duprey]

Super group of photos.

gene


On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 6:43 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Great images, Jayanand, you certainly saw an amazing amount of wildlife on
> the trip. I like Jumping Jacana 1 the best thanks to the composition, but
> the Heron shot is almost something out of a horror film, and the large rat
> like creatures would have my wife clawing her way screaming up the nearest
> tree :-)
>
> Douglas
> PS I echo Philippe's demand for people shots from the trip too.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <
> jayanand at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" <
> psm-1857 at googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:37 PM
> Subject: [Leica] Last of the Pantanal
>
>
>
> 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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