The boat slowly chugs through the calm waters, so you can watch the numerous herons, kingfishers, cormorants, birds of prey and songbirds, which are in the bushes and in the trees on the banks. Suddenly the strange Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) can be seen deep in the bushes at the Rio Pixaim gallery forest. At… Continue reading Boat-billed Herons at Rio Pixaim in Pantanal
Tag: Eurypyga helias
Kahnschnäbel im Pantanal
Das Boot tuckert langsam durch das ruhige Gewässer, damit man die zahlreichen Reiher, Eisvögel, Kormorane, Greifvögel und Singvögel gut beobachten kann, die sich im Gebüsch und in den Bäumen am Ufer aufhalten. Da ist plötzlich der seltsame Kahnschnabel (Cochlearius cochlearius) tief im Gebüsch am Rio Pixaim zu sehen. Morgens um 6:00 Uhr, wenn es noch… Continue reading Kahnschnäbel im Pantanal
Birds on Pousada Pouso Alegre – the Non-Passeriformes
Pouso Alegre is a pousada (ex-fazenda) which is very well situated 7 km away from the Transpantaneira, with water on both sides much of the way now in the rainy season. The location is 33 km south of Pocone in the northern Pantanal. The hole pousada is a great nature-area with original landscape and extensive… Continue reading Birds on Pousada Pouso Alegre – the Non-Passeriformes