Capped Heron wading, side view, Pantanal, Brazil

Capped Heron wading, side view, Pantanal, Brazil - Capped Heron
Tributary of Rio Sao Lourenco, Porto Três Irmãos, near Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil (October 2024)

This image was taken during the Jaguars of the Pantanal trip organised by Natures Images and led by Chris Gomersall and Pablo Cersosimo (Wild South Photography). All photos were taken from a boat.

Status is listed as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) / Wikipedia
Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus / Bird Forum
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus

Shooting Time 11:542
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 2500

Latitude 17 16 11.6 S
Longitude 56 41 7.1 W
Altitude 106.50m




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