Stories

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There’s a story behind every image: the wait, the bird, the place and the people protecting it.

Spotted Sandpiper

January 2022 Las Lagunas de Tratamiento, Copán, Honduras

This Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) stood on a flat gray ledge at the wastewater treatment ponds of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras. …
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Lesser Goldfinch

January 2022 Las Lagunas de Tratamiento, Copán, Honduras

This Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) perched on a twig at the wastewater treatment ponds of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras, its black cap and back over bright yellow underparts. …
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Scarlet-crowned Barbet

September 2021 Playa Rica Turismo Comunitario, near Puerto Asís, Putumayo, Colombia

I photographed this Scarlet-crowned Barbet (Capito aurovirens) at Playa Rica Turismo Comunitario, by the Putumayo River near Puerto Asís, Putumayo, Colombia. It is found in Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. …
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Meet the photographer

Adam Rainoff

I’m a photographer based in California, near Los Angeles. I travel to remote corners of the world to photograph birds in the wild, then donate the images to local conservation partners so they can grow ecotourism and keep those places wild. I also teach photography in remote communities, so others can carry this work forward.

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