News - October 2011
Urutu pit viper (Bothrops alternatus)
Bothrops alternatus
29-10-11 © Marcelo Gavensky
A typical scene during the breeding season. The Southern Caracara, a very terrestrial raptor, chooses material for the nest. It pulls the piece, tears it off and curls it to carry it more easily. With the branch held tightly in the bill it takes off and flies straight to the nest.
Chotoy Spinetail
Schoeniophylax phryganophilus
02-10-11 © Roberto Ares