Stories

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

Spot-breasted Woodpecker

April 2022 near Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula), also called the Spot-breasted Flicker, near Santander de Quilichao in Cauca, Colombia. …
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Blue-headed Parrot

April 2022 near Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) near Santander de Quilichao in Cauca, Colombia. Mostly green with a blue head, neck and upper breast and red undertail coverts, it eats fruit, flowers and seeds…
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Western Cattle-Egret

April 2022 Hacienda El Japio, near San Esteban de Caloto, Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) at Hacienda El Japio, near San Esteban de Caloto in Cauca, Colombia, a hacienda that belonged to the Jesuits in the 1600s. …
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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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