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IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2014 – 142, RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ)

Posted by adrianoantoine on September 2, 2019

Posted in: Animals, Brazil, Nature, Photography, rio de janeiro, Travel. Tagged: adrianoantoine, animal, Brasil, Brazil, crocodile, photography, reptile, rio de janeiro, teeth, Tourism, travel, zoo. Leave a comment

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2014.

Part 142:
RIO DE JANEIRO (RJ) – Crocodile teeth

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2014, 2017

IMAGES OF BRAZIL: SELEXION 2012 – 036

Posted by adrianoantoine on February 12, 2018

Posted in: Animals, Beach, Brazil, Espírito Santo, Nature, Photography, Sunset, Travel. Tagged: adrianoantoine, Brasil, Brazil, Espirito Santo, Guarapari, morro, Morro Beach, photography, praia, reptile, sunset, Tourism, travel, turtle, Vitória. Leave a comment

A selection of photographs taken in Brazil in 2012.

Part 36:
Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset
Vitória (ES) – Turtle

Guarapari (ES) – Morro Beach sunset

Vitória (ES) – Turtle

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2012, 2017

Imaging Brazil 328: Discover the Gecko in Belo Horizonte, MG (2011)

Posted by adrianoantoine on November 16, 2017

Posted in: Animals, Brazil, Minas Gerais, Nature, Photography, Travel, Wildlife. Tagged: adrianoantoine, animal, Belo Horizonte, Brasil, Brazil, gecko, lagatixe, Minas Gerais, photography, reptile, Tourism, travel. 1 Comment

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

328: Discover the gecko

Gekko’s are common in Brazil. Many Brazilian houses are inhabited by one or more geckos. One may consider the gecko is a symbol of luck, while the other wants to get rid of them as soon as possible. Because the gecko chases mostly on insects, most Brazilians leave their uninvited housemate in peace. For me, a gecko is a welcome guest, given his love for mosquitoes and cockroaches. It has not happened to me that a gecko tried to approach me. In fact, we respect each other. The gecko on the picture was found on a paved square. Because this animal had adapted itself to the tile pattern, it was hardly possible to discover this little reptile ….

Imaging Brazil 317: Lizard on the Wall in Belo Horizonte, MG (2011)

Posted by adrianoantoine on October 10, 2017

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A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

317: Lizard on the wall

In a tropical country like Brazil, you regularly encounter cold-blooded animals in your home. Frogs and toads accidentally jump over your threshold, while geckos and little lizards hunt down the walls for insects in your living room. They are therefore useful animals, although not everyone is happy with their presence; many are even afraid of them. At least it’s a little shock to find such a reptile on an inner wall. Most Brazilians leave them in peace; the reptiles go away spontaneously, searching for their prey, possibly in another house.