01/04/2009;
Mãe-da-lua private reserve,
Itapajé, Ceará, Brazil.
300 mm f2.8 lens.
Figure 1. The Greater Ani (Crotophaga major) stays in the Caatinga during the rainy season, and a month or two after the rains. It normally keeps close to water (within 100 or 200 meters distance), like a river or a reservoir.
In Mãe-da-lua reserve, one can commonly see groups of 4-10 birds, noisily moving through the trees around the reservoirs. Sometimes, these birds stick their heads together, and sing in a chorus, a really strange sight.
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01/04/2009;
Mãe-da-lua private reserve,
Itapajé, Ceará, Brazil.
300 mm f2.8 lens.
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Figure 2. I made this photo, and the one above, from a hide, placed close to a nest of Crotophaga major. See also Photos - nesting and eggs.
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