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

Steely-vented Hummingbird

July 2018 Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia

I made this photo of a Steely-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerottei) at the Recinto del Pensamiento in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia on July 19, 2018. …
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Andean Emerald

July 2018 Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia

I photographed this Andean Emerald (Uranomitra franciae) at the Recinto del Pensamiento in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. Besides nectar, it catches insects by flying out from a perch. …
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Bronzy Inca

July 2018 Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia

I photographed this Bronzy Inca (Coeligena coeligena) at the Recinto del Pensamiento in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. Besides nectar, it catches small arthropods in flight and by hover-gleaning. …
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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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