I've segregated my images from the trip so that the bird photos get their own photo gallery, which you can see here on my website. A short preview is below.
We saw several different parrots and parakeets, including the colorful Turquoise-fronted parrot.
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Much of the area we explored was wetland, so there were countless heron and ibis species. This is the Buff-necked ibis.
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Night drives were fruitful, giving me my best photo ops with nighjars and potoos, including this Common potoo.
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The Red-legged seriema is Brazil's answer to the Secretary bird.
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I saw four different owl species, including several Burrowing owls in Emas National Park. The reddish dirt was common for this area.
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The Pied lapwing was a handsome species I'd never seen before.
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The Toco toucan is quite colorful, and fairly common in the area. Nonetheless, I didn't get a decent photo op until my final morning.
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View the full Brazil 2017 Birds gallery here. Jaguar and other wildlife photos will be coming soon.
(By the way, due to the success of this trip, I will be leading a tour to Brazil next year. If you're interested in joining me, there are only 2 spots left. You can learn more here.)
Max