Brazil July-August 2022: Day trip to Porto Jofre
It's a bit of a drive from Southwild Pantanal, but Porto Jofre is a famous place for seeing jaguars and other wildlife. We left the lodge before sunrise and endured the bumpy road south to the resort area on the river. We observed a Jaguar, as advertised, and several raptors on the river bank.
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| Porto Jofre is a well known fishing spot |
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| Roadside Hawk |
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| Savanna Hawk |
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| Yacaré Caiman |
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| Green Kingfisher, working beside us at the lunch spot |
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| Great Black Hawk. A pair together along the river |
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| Buff-necked Ibis in an uncharacteristic pose. |
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| Black Skimmer on the beach along the river. One of the handful of species that are the same as back home. |
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| Sunbittern on the river bank. These are big -- almost turkey-sized. |
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| White-lored Spinetail. It was nice enough to forage right beside the boat where we had lunch. |
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| White Woodpeckers beside the river. These are Melanerpes, so structurally much like Acorn Woodpeckers |
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| Large-billed Tern on the sandy river bank. The bill on these birds is freakishly large -- almost like a skimmer |
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| Jaguar! |
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| Jaguar, at rest on the river bank. This was the view from the boat. This population is habituated to the presence of boats on the water. |
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| Jaguar looking our way, with no indication of alarm. |
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| Jaguar! |
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| Bridge on the Transpantaneira road. Not a confidence booster. |
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