Vandrefalk - Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Vandrefalk – Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

De hekkende fiske- og hettemåkene oppførte seg plutselig veldig uvanlig ved å samlet fly utpå sjøen og varsle intenst. Makrellternene forsvant helt. Men…


Northern crested caracara (Caracara cheriway)

Northern crested caracara (Caracara cheriway)

A clever, opportunistic omnivore often seen perched high as seen here, surveying the land for food. It will jump at any opportunity, even if it means stealing…


Great curassow (Crax rubra)

Great curassow (Crax rubra)

A beautiful male, foraging on the lawn of La Laguna Del Lagarte Lodge with several other individuals, looking for fallen fruits or up in the trees. One of the…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

After being hunted countless years by humans, the curassow is still nervous in the presence of humans even in protected areas. This one exhibited somewhat…


Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Dusky-legged Guan (Penelope obscura)

Several birds roam the garden of Hotel do Ype, and I also found one with chicks. In the dense forest they are much harder to see, but they are very much……


Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

Spix’s Guan (Penelope jacquacu)

There's a particular palm with small fruits growing around the rooms of Cristalino Jungle Lodge, and they are irresistible to the guans. When in fruit, you'll…


Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)

Red-throated Piping Guan (Pipile cujubi)

There are a lot of this species of palm in the garden of Cristalino Jungle Logde, so you can enjoy the different birds eating the fruits when you walk to and…


American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

This is such a tiny bird of prey, and when they sit still in the rain like this, they're easily missed, as no prey is making any warning calls. The rain has…


Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)

Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)

I was approaching by car, but the bird didn't even flinch! Perhaps it was injured? Not at all! This is just the incredibly laid back nature of this bird, but…


Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata)

I heard the vocalizations of the male and female long before I was able to see them. I was on the river that runs through Fazenda San Fransico and was slowly…