Stories

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

Western Emerald

October 2019 Finca La Conchita, near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Western Emerald (Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus) at Finca La Conchita, in the Kilómetro 18 area near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in October 2019. …
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Purple-throated Woodstar

October 2019 Finca La Conchita, near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Purple-throated Woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) at Finca La Conchita, in the Kilómetro 18 area near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in October 2019. …
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Andean Emerald

October 2019 Finca La Conchita, near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Andean Emerald (Uranomitra franciae) at Finca La Conchita, in the Kilómetro 18 area near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in October 2019. Both sexes have a coral-red lower mandible with a dark tip. …
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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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