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Stunning Pantanal Wildlife

September 05, 2017

I'm recently back from three weeks in Brazil's Pantanal. After a nightmare journey with a delayed flight, a missed connection, a missed onward flight (by 24 hours!), a phenomenally expensive replacement ticket, virtually no sleep for 48 hours and missing luggage (get the picture?) the wildlife was stunning: lots of Jaguar sightings and amazing bonuses such as Ocelots and the extraordinary Toco Toucans. The gallery's going to be large and will take some time to build, but for the latest follow this link http://www.martingracephotography.com/-/galleries/brazil/pantanal

Toco Toucan (Common Toucan, Giant Toucan) (Ramphastos toco), Pantanal North, Brazil

This is the subspecies toco (Ramphastos toco toco)

Toco Toucan (Common Toucan, Giant Toucan) (Ramphastos toco) showing its long, thin, feathery tongue as it tosses a small food item back into its throat prior to swallowing it, Pantanal North, Brazil

This is the subspecies toco (Ramphastos toco toco)

Resting but vigilant - a Jaguar (Panthera onca) known as Amber watches from the exposed roots of a riverside tree, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil