It was the end of the day and we were in a boat exploring a small tributary of Brazil’s Pantanal. I always try to get these types of pictures at this time of day when the light is low and reflecting the colors of the landscape off the surface of the water. This is the same yacare caiman, shot three different times a few seconds apart. As we slowly floated past, green leaves were reflected in the water, followed by red clay shoreline, and finally some yellow foliage. As for the caiman, over 10 million of the yacare species are estimated to live in the Pantanal, making them what is believed to be the largest population of crocodilians on earth. More on these guys in a future post.