The last morning before returning to Porto Alegre, we spent some time looking for bids along the road to Pelotas. We had a tick, Red Shoveler, but they, like most of the waterbirds that morning were too far away to photograph. We birded along one track that allowed Elis to take these photos.
Scarlet-headed Blackbird © Elis Simpson
Sooty Tyrannulet © Elis Simpson
Spix's Spinetail © Elis Simpson
After this we drove back to Porto Alegre to spend the night, the next morning we flew back to São Paulo and drove home to Ubatuba. All-in-all a very pleasant trip, made all the better by the pleasant company and expertise of both Batista in Tavares and Rafael in Rio Grande… thanks chaps!
My kind of birding! © Elis Simpson