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On the last leg of the triangle proper we moved on to Serra do Cipó. Naturally the Cipó Canastero was the target, and it fell, along with the two lovely hummers – Hyacinth Visorbearer and Horned Sungem – on the first evening.

Cipó Canastero.

Hyacinth Visorbearer.

Horned Sungem.

A real bonus, at least for Tommy, was this Jaguarundi. Actually the biggest bonus for Tommy, or so he felt at the time, was that it didn’t eat him! It appeared at the same time that Tommy found the canasteros, and disappeared when he shouted to let us know. It certainly looks rather fierce in this shot.

Jaguarundi.

See Tommy’s complete collection of photos at Serra do Cipó on http://homepage.mac.com/sandman777/Brazil-October2009-3/

Canastero and Jaguarundi photos copyright Tommy Pedersen. Visorbearer and Sungem photos copyright Knut Hansen,