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Peter Batty Photography

Peter Batty is a nature photographer based in Denver, Colorado, and originally from the UK.

His photography has won a number of awards and appeared in multiple publications.

08/06/2026

An Atlantic Ghost Crab at Praia do Giz (Giz Beach) in P**a in northeastern Brazil. They’re semi-terrestrial — they breathe air but need to keep their gills moist, so they make periodic trips to the water. Taken with my iPhone 17 Pro.

05/06/2026

We saw a group of active and curious Common Marmosets while hiking the trails of the Ecological Sanctuary in P**a, Brazil, yesterday.

Marmosets are a type of monkey, but unlike most monkeys they have claws rather than nails, and they don't have a prehensile thumb. They were fun to watch!

OM-1 with Olympus 150-400mm Pro lens, various settings.

25/05/2026

A Large-billed Tern on the Amazon River near Manaus, 5/13/2026.

OM-1 Mark II with OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC at 500mm (1002mm equivalent), 1/2000s at f/8, ISO 640.

22/05/2026

Another new species for me, this is the Yellow-headed Caracara, from our Amazon River trip last week. I have seen Crested Caracaras in several places in the US and Central and South America, but these look quite different. The last one is a juvenile.

In Portuguese it is are known as the Carrapateiro, which means tick eater - they are known for eating ticks on a number of other animals including Tapirs, Capybaras and cattle.

OM-1 with Olympus 150-400mm Pro lens, various settings, 5/13/2026 near Manaus, Brazil.

22/05/2026

I spotted this little Squirrel Monkey climbing and jumping through the trees in the Amazon jungle near Manaus in Brazil on my birthday last week, 5/13/2026. It briefly stopped to check me out, but didn't stay still for long!

OM-1 with Olympus 150-400mm Pro lens, various settings.

19/05/2026

A White-throated Toucan, which is a new species for me. It is one of the largest of the 17 or so species of toucan found in Brazil. We spotted a couple of them pretty far away and largely hidden high up in some trees, but I managed to get a few reasonable shots from our boat on the Amazon River near Manaus.

OM-1 Mark II with OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC at 500mm (1002mm equivalent), 1/2000s at f/5.6, ISO 6400.

19/05/2026

On our recent Amazon river trip we saw this group of giant Water lilies, Victoria amazonica. These can reach up to 3m / 10 feet across. In Brazil they are known as Vitória-Régia or Iaupê-Jaçanã, "the jacana's waterlily", and sure enough we saw a pair of Wattled Jacanas on the lilies, eating and mating. Jacanas have incredibly long toes to spread their weight out, so they are able to walk on floating vegetation.

OM-1 with OM 12-100mm (24-200mm equivalent) Pro lens and Olympus 150-400mm Pro lens (300-800mm equivalent), various settings.

10/05/2026

I was sitting on the patio at the place we are staying in Brazil, near Natal, and I noticed a crazy looking bird that I had never seen before on a nearby electric wire. Apparently it's a Guira Cuckoo. One of their curious habits is that they sleep in closely packed groups - see link in comments. That is now on the list of situations I have to search for!

OM-1 Mark II with OM 150-400mm F4.5 TC at 500mm (1002mm equivalent), 1/2000s at f/5.6, ISO 640.

01/05/2026

Southern Lapwings near where we are staying, outside Natal in northern Brazil. They apparently have a nest in the area and are very protective of it. They have this interesting behavior of taking a few steps then lying down and looking around, apparently keeping guard while staying somewhat hidden. If they see anything approaching they are very aggressive and vocal - I have seen them chasing off Caracaras (large birds of prey), a dog, and humans.

OM-1 with Olympus 150-400mm Pro lens, various settings.Southern Lapwings near where we are staying, outside Natal in northern Brazil. They apparently have a nest in the area and are very protective of it. They have this interesting behavior of taking a few steps then lying down and looking around, apparently keeping guard while staying somewhat hidden. If they see anything approaching they are very aggressive and vocal - I have seen them chasing off Caracaras (large birds of prey), a dog, and humans.

OM-1 with Olympus 150-400mm Pro lens, various settings.

27/04/2026

Burrowing Owls in Brazil!! We are staying by the coast just outside Natal in northern Brazil, and last night we were walking to the nearby beach and I spotted a Burrowing Owl in the dunes! I went back to the same spot this morning with my camera and found there was a family of 3 with a burrow there! Quite fun and not something I was expecting here :) !!

OM-1 with Olympus 150-400mm Pro lens, various settings.

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