Stories

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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

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

I photographed this Steely-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerottei) at Finca La Conchita, in the Kilómetro 18 area near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in October 2019. …
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Fawn-breasted Brilliant

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

I photographed this Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) at Finca La Conchita, in the Kilómetro 18 area near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in October 2019. …
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Brown Violetear

February 2019 Finca Alejandría, Km 18, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

I made this photo of a Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae) at Finca Alejandría at Km 18 above Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Males sing in loose leks of up to several dozen birds. …
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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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