Spring begins and with it the breeding season. High season continues, the weather warms up and migratory species return.
Season
The high season of the Iberá is from June to October. Winter (June to August) is a very good time: low water, concentrated wildlife, cool weather and no mosquitoes. Long weekends and July are the peaks of occupancy: book in advance. The low season (January to March) has extreme heat but also very active wildlife at dawn.
Weather
The Iberá has a humid subtropical climate. Average temperature in January: 27°C, in July: 16°C. Absolute highs exceed 40°C in summer. Frosts are possible between June and August. It rains all year round, around 1,400 mm annually. Rain is concentrated between autumn and spring (March, April and October are among the wettest months) and winter is the driest part of the year, with August the driest month.
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are most active in summer (December to March) and at dusk. With proper repellent and lightweight long clothing they are not a real problem. In the cold months (May to August) there are practically no mosquitoes. The lodgings in the Iberá always have mosquito nets.
Only at this time of year
They are only around for part of the year, and this month is one of them.
From July to September (late winter and early spring).
Exclusively from spring to summer (September to April).
Spring and summer, in shallow marshes.
It arrives in late September and its constant song is part of the soundscape of the Iberá in the warm season.
Warm nights in spring and summer.
Spring and summer.
Spring and summer.
Spring and early summer, when the records in Corrientes are concentrated.
September to April, in the mild morning hours.
From October to March, peaking between November and February; it arrives in September and the last ones leave in April.
Spring and summer during its stay in the Iberá.
Mainly spring and summer.
In bloom
Species in bloom during this month.
Spectacular from September to December, when it flowers with hundreds of white pompoms that literally protrude from the water.
Flowering from September to November, the moment when the aroma of its pompoms permeates the trail in the darkness.
The scented spring flowering and the multicoloured summer fruit are its showiest moments, but the tree can be identified at any time of year by its rough dark bark and the scent of its leaves when crushed.
Flowering in spring.
Showy flowering in spring (September to November).
Its striking black-and-white flowering becomes especially abundant and photogenic between the months of September and January.
The flowering is concentrated in spring (from September to November).
Its period of greatest visibility occurs during spring and summer, when its flowering and subsequent fruiting give it away among the pastures.
Spectacular flowering from spring to early summer (September to January), with whitish flowers of a sweet, intense perfume that is perceived before seeing the tree.
Bright green budding in September, yellowish flowering in spring.
Its moment of glory: late winter and early spring (August and September), when it flowers in mass with the tree almost leafless, turning the woodland edge into a perfumed sea of yellow pompoms.
Breeding
Breeding season: more song, more movement and better chances of seeing them.
Peak activity in spring and summer during nesting season.
Spring and summer during the breeding season.
The breeding season in spring and summer is the best time to see them.
Carrying chicks on the back can be seen in spring.
Migration
Migratory species passing through or arriving in the Iberá at this time.
Spring and summer (a summer migrant in the Iberá), though harder to see than the smooth-billed ani.
Autumn and spring during migration (March to May, and August to October).
At its best
They are here all year, but this is their moment of greatest presence or activity.
The months from May to October (autumn and winter) are ideal for navigating and exploring the dense network of floating peat mats by boat or kayak.
Year round, with the best chances on sunny spring and autumn afternoons.
More visible in spring and summer when the flowers are more abundant.
Year round, with greater presence in spring and summer when the wetlands are active.
Year-round, with greatest detectability in spring and summer.
Year round, most abundant in spring and summer.
Year round, most detectable in spring and summer when the males sing more frequently.
In spring it sings from the tops of the stems and shows itself better.
All year round, most active in spring.
Also in September
More species present, in bloom or breeding this month.
Always there
The Iberá's emblematic wildlife is around all year, September included.
Where to see it
The gateways into the Great Iberá Park and the base towns, each with their own lodges, guides and boat tours.
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