Stories

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

Blue-winged Teal

February 2021 near Aquitania, Boyacá, Colombia

I photographed this Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) near Aquitania, Boyacá, Colombia, at about 3,020 meters. His grayish-blue head and white facial crescent mark him as a male. …
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Female Ringed Kingfisher

February 2021 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

I photographed this female Ringed Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) near La Macarena, Meta, Colombia, in February 2021. Females have a bluish-gray band across the upper breast, which males lack. …
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Black-fronted Nunbird

February 2021 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

I photographed this Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons) near La Macarena, Meta, Colombia, in February 2021. It is mostly sooty black, darkest around the bill, with a blue-gray rear body and a bright red bill. …
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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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My prints ship anywhere in the world, and you can license any photo for your own project. Every print or license helps fund my next trip into the field and the images I donate to local conservation partners.

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