Stories

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

Burrowing Owl

June 2019 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

I made this photo of a Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) at La Macarena, Meta, Colombia. Like many owls it hunts mostly around dawn and dusk. It is a year-round resident in most of its range. …
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Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

June 2019 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

I photographed this Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus) at La Macarena, Meta, Colombia. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. …
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Whistling Heron

June 2019 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

This Whistling Heron (Syrigma sibilatrix) was at La Macarena, Meta, Colombia when I photographed it. It accepts human-altered habitats such as pastures and roadsides and often perches on fence posts. …
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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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