Beauty of the Amazon
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This special kind of Water Lily has the scientific name of Victoria Amazonica.
It is an aquatic plant of the Nymphaeaceae family, typical of the Amazon region. It has a large circle-shaped leaf that sits on the surface of the water, and can reach up to 2.5 meters in diameter and can withstand up to 40 kilos if well distributed on its surface.
Its flower (flowering from early March to July) can be white, lilac, purple, pink and even yellow, it expels a sweet nocturnal fragrance of the apricot, called by the Europeans of "lacustrine rose", remains open until the early the next morning.
(From Wikipedia)
Botanic Garden/ Rio de Janeiro
What united us as true sisters were the honor, the truth, the strength of the fight against falsehood, charming words from those who want to deceive, steal, lie or look at us like meat in the butcher's shop. Each of us has a brother who shares the same principles: equality, friendship, trust, honesty, loyalty.
We fight if needed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLNktQr3dyI
off a boat. Other than size, the amazon and green kingfishers are very similar indeed. the amazon carries its crest more prominently and white wing spots only visible in flight.
Sunrise.
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Although it was not far away, this Broad-billed Motmot was perched quietly among vegetation (typical of members of the family) and it was by seeing the characteristic side-to-side movement of the tail that I located it. This individual was on the grounds of the Los Amigos Biological Station on the Rio Madre de Dios in the Amazon Basin in lowland southeastern Peru. [That spot also had the similar but larger Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii), which I did not manage to photograph.]
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Caiman latirostris
Rio Negro
Manaus
Amazonas, Brasil
At Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brasil - Male - The Amazon Kingfisher is a resident of lakeshores and large-slow flowing rivers from northern Mexico south to central Argentina. They are large dark bronzy green birds with a ragged crest, a white throat and collar, and a white belly; the breast of the male is rufous, while the female has a narrower green breastband. Amazon Kingfishers are superficially similar to the Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana, but are much larger with a heavier bill, and typically forage from more conspicuous perches. Amazon Kingfishers hunt fish and crustaceans from a perch, diving into the water to catch their prey and then returning to the same perch before stunning their prey and swallowing it head first. These kingfishers also occasionally hover above the water before diving to catch prey. The nests are excavated by making tunnels into road cuts or erosion gullies near water.
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Not the bookshop - the ancient female warrior. This is the head of what was once a full figure of a wounded amazon. This you cannot tell from just this head, of course, but this is a Roman copy (from ca 150 A.D. - made of marble) of an older statue which was quite popular. So with just this head, you can tell what original this was a copy of. And hence which motif it was. There was no mass-production back in the day, as we know it, but that did not mean everything existed in just one copy.
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Comunidade Indígena Aldeia Cipiá
Praia do Tupé
Rio Negro - Amazônia
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Amazon Kingfishers are skilled hunters They're 11 to 12 inches long, weigh about 4.5 ounces, and are usually seen perched waiting to dive for fish. Found along rivers and lakes from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, the Amazon Kingfisher thrives in lush tropical habitats.
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These parrots breed here, and compete with Wood Ducks for nest cavities! This bird was angrily commenting after a Wood Duck hen had checked out a potential nest cavity that the parrots were interested in.
Santee Lakes, Santee, California
Feb. 20, 2026
Lucky to get, out of about 25 attempts, two fairly decent, almost focused, bigly cropped, shots of this bird as he kept ahead of us in our bobbing zodiac on the Penas Blancas river
Arguably the longest river in the world, the Amazon meanders its way from the towering Andes in Peru to the sweeping coastline of Brazil, where it empties into the vast Atlantic Ocean. The Amazon River and its tributaries is located in Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Brazil. The entire river measures over 4,000 miles from its source to the river mouth. However, the exact length of the Amazon is arguable as the location of its start and end points have both been disputed historically. The Amazon River is currently alleged to be 6,992 kilometers long.*
*https://www.rainforestcruises.com/amazon-river-peru-map
The Amazon rainforest is currently experiencing a significant increase in wildfires, with 9,000 fires burning simultaneously across Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. The fires are largely set intentionally to clear land for cattle ranching, farming, and logging, and have been exacerbated by the dry season. The number of fires is an 80% increase over the same period last year. The Amazon is often called "the lungs of the world," absorbing greenhouse gases that would otherwise harm the planet. The fires are destroying the homes of indigenous tribes, threatening millions of animals, and even darkening the skies over major cities. The impact of the fires on the Amazon's biodiversity will be significant, with between 40,000 and 73,400 square miles of the rainforest impacted by fires since 2001, affecting 95% of all Amazonian species and as many as 85% of species that are listed as threatened in this region.
Black River and Amazon River
The Meeting of Waters
The Amazon River, located in South America, is the largest river in the world in volume of water and the largest river in the world in extension, with 6.992,06 km. The Amazon River originates from the source of the Apurimac River, on the slopes of Nevado Mismi, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, at 5,600 meters above sea level. Source: All Matter.
O Encontro das Águas
O rio Amazonas, localizado na América do Sul, é o maior rio do mundo em volume de água e o maior rio do mundo em extensão, com 6.992,06 km. O rio Amazonas tem sua origem na nascente do rio Apurimac, na encosta do Nevado Mismi, na Cordilheira dos Andes, no Peru, a 5.600 metros acima do nível do mar. Fonte: Toda Matéria.
Rio Amazonas e Rio Negro
Amazônia
Manaus
Amazonas, Brasil
A quiet dawn in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
The sky glows softly above the river, its colors mirrored perfectly in the still waters below.
This moment captures the raw serenity of nature — untouched, vast, and deeply alive.
No filters, no noise — just the Amazon breathing at sunrise.
A tribute to the beauty and fragility of one of Earth’s most vital