Stories

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

Buff-tailed Coronet

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

I photographed this Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) at Finca Alejandría at Km 18 above Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. …
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Summer Tanager

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

I made this photo of a Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) at Finca Alejandría at Km 18 above Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It builds a cup nest on a horizontal tree branch, about 1 to 14 meters off the ground. …
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Purple-throated Woodstar

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

I made this photo of a Purple-throated Woodstar (Philodice mitchellii) at Finca Alejandría at Km 18 above Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Besides nectar, it catches small arthropods by flying out from a perch. …
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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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