Stories

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

Stygian Owl

June 2019 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

I photographed this Stygian Owl (Asio stygius) at La Macarena, Meta, Colombia. It lives in a wide range of landscapes from sea level to 3,000 meters, including cloud forest, thorn scrub and even city parks. …
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Tolima Dove

June 2019 Ukuku Rural Lodge, Juntas, Tolima, Colombia

I made this photo of a Tolima Dove (Leptotila conoveri) at Ukuku Rural Lodge in Juntas, Tolima, Colombia. It lives mostly inside and along the edges of humid subtropical forest, between about 1,200 and 2,500 meters. …
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Black Phoebe

June 2019 Ukuku Rural Lodge, Juntas, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) at Ukuku Rural Lodge in Juntas, Tolima, Colombia. It breeds from southwest Oregon and California south through Central and South America. …
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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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