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Punteney Wildlife Photography

Brazil · June–July 2026

The Brazilian Pantanal

Brazil's other wilderness. The world's largest tropical wetland spreads across open grassland and river channels, providing wonderful wildlife viewing.

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A Red-and-green Macaw that flew right in front of us as it came in to land on a nearby branch, in Brazil.
This large Jaguar came out for a brief look along the river in Brazil, in the early morning light.
A Giant Anteater making its way across the grassland toward where we were tucked in by a bush, in the Brazilian Pantanal.
An armadillo ran right up to the camera, close enough that keeping it in frame was a struggle.
A Red-and-Green Macaw flies past, caught in a ray of sunlight against the shadowed rock behind it.
A Burrowing Owl on a fence post near its burrow.
Two armadillos chasing after each other across the grass.
A Southern Tamandua climbed a little way up the tree, paused, then turned around and headed back down.
An armadillo inches away from the camera.
Lying along a branch, this Jaguar put its claws out and started scratching at the bark, in Brazil.
Two macaws flying together, backlit by the setting sun in Brazil.
The butterfly had been circling the Yacare Caiman for a while, and this frame came in the moment it settled on the caiman's head before flying off again, in Brazil.
An armadillo ran right past the camera we had set on the ground.
An Anhinga flying off its perch in the Brazilian Pantanal.
An armadillo running past me, with the shed and tractors in the background, in the Brazilian Pantanal.
Two Nanday Parakeets on top of a dead tree.
A Red-and-green Macaw flying in the last rays of sun reaching into the sinkhole.
An armadillo raised up on its hind legs to get a better look and sniff around.
A Southern Tamandua crossing an open field in the evening light, heading for another clump of trees.
Heading back to the houseboat almost in the dark, we spotted this Jaguar swimming across the river in Brazil; a slowed shutter speed made the frame possible.
Two Ringed Kingfishers having a disagreement.
A Red-and-green Macaw flying in the shade of a sinkhole, where the light gave its colors an almost ethereal cast.
A Yacare Caiman floating in the river.
A Jaguar perched in the crook of a tree above the river, watching for caiman.
A Yacare Caiman in the water, having just slid off the bank and left its impression behind in the sand.
A Red-and-green Macaw in flight highlighted in the sun against a dark shaded background.
This Jaguar had been lying on the branch, and got up to stretch before settling into a sit.
A Cocoi Heron flying off with a freshly caught catfish in the Brazilian Pantanal.
A Capybara sitting on the edge of the river in Brazil, waiting, though for what I could not say.
A Red-and-green Macaw perched in the fading light, Brazil.
Two Guira Cuckoos sitting together on a fence post.
A Red-and-green Macaw perched in the Brazilian Pantanal.
An armadillo looking and sniffing in our direction.
A Jaguar lying on the river bank in the fading light of the day.

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