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

Great Egret

June 2019 Posada Turística Kenisha, Prado, Tolima, Colombia

I made this photo of a Great Egret (Ardea alba) at Posada Turística Kenisha in Prado, Tolima, Colombia. Apart from its size, its yellow bill and black legs and feet set it apart from other white egrets. …
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Yellow-headed Caracara

June 2019 Posada Turística Kenisha, Prado, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) at Posada Turística Kenisha in Prado, Tolima, Colombia. It takes much of its food while walking on the ground. It colonizes cleared areas within its range. …
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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

June 2019 Posada Turística Kenisha, Prado, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) at Posada Turística Kenisha in Prado, Tolima, Colombia. It usually nests in hollow trees, and in South America often in palm trees. …
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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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