Thursday, November 10, 2011


This is a very interesting time of the year, when the water level of the Negro river is at its lowest. Recently we watched a school of tetra fish (Astyanax sp., lambari) trapped by a big group of caimans at the confluence of a bay with the river. Caimans were all around the shallowest bits of water and the fish would perform aerobatic jumps to escape the predators ... 

3 Comments:

At 13/11/11 06:05 , Blogger Angie S. said...

What an amazing sight! Grüessli from Switzerland, Angie & Felix

 
At 20/11/11 15:25 , Blogger Adrian Testa Photography said...

Great photo Lucas, I thought they were birds at first sight! Hope you are all well :)

 
At 27/11/11 21:36 , Anonymous greg mcmillan said...

There is nothing like fishing on the Rio Negro, even if you are a Cayman....great photos..best to all of our friends at the bend in the river..greg mcmillan

 

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