Brazil
This collection brings together some of my favorite encounters with Brazil’s wildlife, especially its remarkable birds. Brazil’s forests, wetlands, and savannas are full of life and color, and each photo represents a moment of connection—sometimes fleeting, sometimes unforgettable—with the wild places and creatures that make the country so unique.
Blue Dacnis (Dacnis Cayana), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Curl-crested Jay, Cuiaba, Brazil
Black-capped Donacobia, Transpantaneira, Pantanal, Brazil
Brassy-breasted Tanager, Atlantic coast, Brazil
Gilt-edged Tanager, Atlantic Rainforest, Ubatuba, Brazil
Green-headed Tanager, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Green-headed Tanager, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Red-necked Tanager, Atlantic Rainforest, Ubatuba, Brazil
Magpie Tanager, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Brazilian Tanager, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Green Honeycreeper, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Blond-crested Woodpecker, Atlantic rainforest, Brazil
Yellow-fronted Woodpecker, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Scarlet-headed Blackbird, Transpantaneira Road, Brazil
Vermillion Flycatcher, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Brazil
Violaceous Euphonia, Atlantic Rainforest, Ubatuba, Brazil
Violaceous Euphonia, Atlantic Rainforest, Ubatuba, Brazil
Rufous Tail Jacamar, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Brazil
Greater Thorn Bird, Pantanal, Brazil
Giant river otter, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Brazil
Jaguar, Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil
Jaguar, Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil
Jaguar, Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil
Jaguar, Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil
Broad-billed Heron, Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil
Yellow-lored Tody Flycatcher, Atlantic Rainforest, Ubatuba, Brazil
Red-capped Cardinal, Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Brazil
White-wedged Piculet, Pantanal, Brazil
Hyacinth Macaw, Porto Jofre, Pantanal, Brazil
Macaws, Chapada dos Guimaraes, Pantanal, Brazil
Planalto Hermit, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Festive Coquette, Atlantic Rainforest, Ubatuba, Brazil
Broad-billed Hummingbird, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Glittering-throated Hummingbird, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Violet-capped Woodnymph, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil