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Subject: [Leica] Hyacinth Macaws and Caiman
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 07:37:54 -0500
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More interesting shots!  Those caiman look quite dangerous.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/5/2016 1:16 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> One of the places we stayed in, Hotel Porto Jofre had a huge number of palm
> trees planted, and they were a magnet for Hyacinth Macaws. We would get up
> in the morning with a symphonic cacophony orchestrated by Hyacinth Macaws
> and Caracaras! The Hyacinth Macaws were very agile, and always raucously
> squabbling, which made for interesting photography:
>
> Hyacinth Macaw:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160814-5603.jpg.html
>
> Couple:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160814-5788.jpg.html
>
> Scrap:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14317.jpg.html
>
> Spat:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14317.jpg.html
>
> Squabble:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14153.jpg.html
>
> the Hotel Porto Jofre was on the banks of the Cuiaba River, the prime spot
> for jaguar watching. One of the streams leading off the river was teeming
> with caiman, so we promptly dubbed it "Caiman Alley". A couple of shots
> from there:
>
> Sunset Caiman:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160817-10441.jpg.html
>
> To Catch A Fish:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/Pantanal-20160818-13081.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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