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Pixaim River and Fazenda St Tereza

Pantanal wetlands, Brazil
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Common black hawk catches a fish #1, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil
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Common black hawk catches a fish #1, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil

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  • Black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) swooping down on a fish, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil<br /> <br /> This hawk is the fastest one of all, and attacks with lightening speed, so it was really hard to get shots of it.
  • Common black hawk catches a fish #1, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil
  • Common black hawk catches a fish #2, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil<br /> <br /> One claw catch...
  • Common black hawk catches a fish #3, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil<br /> <br /> One claw catch....
  • Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) emerging from the water with a fish, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil
  • Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona), Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil
  • Grey-necked wood rail (Aramides cajaneus), Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil
  • Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) eating a Pseudoplatystoma corruscans, the Spotted sorubim, a species of long-whiskered catfish<br /> Jabiru mycteria, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil
  • Jabiru stork removing the spines from a ong-whiskered catfish (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans) AKA Spotted sorubim, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil (they do this so the spines don't stick in their throats)
  • Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) in a tree, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil
  • Nice catch!<br /> <br /> Common black hawk catches a fish, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil<br /> <br /> Some more photos of the action (all best larger) can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/2ePDvC">http://goo.gl/2ePDvC</a><br /> <br /> 12/01/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Jabiru stork (Jabiru mycteria) with a catch of a large long-whiskered catfish (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans) AKA Spotted sorubim, Pixaim River, Pantanal, Brazil<br /> <br /> The catfish is almost as long as the stork's bill (best larger)<br /> <br /> If you're not too bored with bird shots, a few more can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/j9Z7M0">http://goo.gl/j9Z7M0</a><br /> <br /> I'm going to take a bit of a break from posting and commenting.<br /> <br /> 13/01/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Black collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) grabs a fish in its talons, Pixaim River, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil
  • Black collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) swoops down on a fish, Pixaim River, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil
  • Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) homes in on a fish, Pixaim River, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil
  • Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) catches a small fish, Pixaim River, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil
  • Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) emerging from the water with a fish, Pixaim River, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil
  • Ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) flying away with a fish, Pixaim River, Pantanal wetlands, Brazil
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