Category: Photo safari

  • Black Skimmer

    Black Skimmer

    Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger, Bec-en-ciseaux noir). Brazil, 2007.

  • Toads (Brazil)

    Toads (Brazil)

      Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Brazil, 2007.

  • Anhinga

    Anhinga

       Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga, Anhinga d’Amérique). Brazil, 2007.

  • Tropical Kingbird

    Tropical Kingbird

     Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus, tyran mélancolique). Brazil, 2007. Other possible identification: Cattle tyrant (Machetornis rixosus, Moucherolle querelleur). It was my initial assumption. But I now doubt it because of the wings 2-tone colour (the identification I did has been supported by will and DID in the forums…

  • Amazon Kingfisher

    Amazon Kingfisher

      Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona, Martin-pêcheur d’Amazonie). Brazil, 2007.

  • TSA recent failures

    TSA recent failures

    The TSA (or Transportation Security Administration) is in charge in the US of the organization the safe transportation of people in planes and through airports. Unfortunately, either they have a lot of other responsibilities (which is true) and fail at this one (which is also true), or they utterly incompetent at insuring the security of…

  • Green Kingfisher

    Green Kingfisher

      Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana, Martin-pêcheur vert). Brazil, 2007.

  • Ringed Kingfisher

    Ringed Kingfisher

      Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Ringed Kingfisher (Ceryle torquata, Martin-pêcheur à ventre roux). Brazil, 2007.

  • Jabiru

    Jabiru

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