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

Gray Seedeater

June 2019 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

I made this photo of a Gray Seedeater (Sporophila intermedia) at La Macarena, Meta, Colombia. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela. In Colombia it lives up to about 2,400 meters. …
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Blue Dacnis

June 2019 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

I photographed this Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana) at La Macarena, Meta, Colombia. It almost always travels with mixed-species feeding flocks. It usually forages alone or in pairs, though groups of about 12 have been noted. …
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Tropical Kingbird

June 2019 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

This Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) was at La Macarena, Meta, Colombia when I photographed it. It breeds from southern Arizona and Texas through Central and South America to central Argentina. …
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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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