Pictures of oxbow lakes [last update 2011-12-25]

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Reeds along oxbow lake in the Amazon Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Black; blue; and turquoise dragonfly (Peru) Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Serrasalmus piranha species Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) with wings spread and standing on one leg Location: oxbow lake. Local name: Cormoran Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) in grass near Oxbow lake Local name: Tuqui tuqui Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Black piranha (pirana or pana) in Tres Chimbadas oxbow lake Serrasalmus species Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Mesonauta festivus in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Oxbow lake Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Oxbow lake Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its wild habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Reeds along oxbow lake in the Amazon Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Oxbow lake Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail growing near grassy reeds in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Head and tail light tetra; possibly eitherMoenkhausia sp or Hemigrammus ocellifer Underwater shot of tetras in their native habitat. Hemigrammus sp. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Giant river otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Tres Chimbadas oxbow lake Local name: Lobo de rio or Nutria de rio Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Floating plants on an oxbow lake in the Amazon Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Oxbow lake with floating foxtail and reedy banks Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) LOCAL NAME: Shansho Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its wild habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Astyanax tetra species Underwater shot of tetras in their native habitat. Astyanax characin Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its wild habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Festium cichlid fish (Mesonauta festivus) in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) oxbow lakes: Page 1 | Page 2