Stories

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

Black-crowned Tityra

June 2019 Ambalema, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Black-crowned Tityra (Tityra inquisitor) at Ambalema, Tolima, Colombia. It lives from sea level to about 1,200 meters, and it also uses plantations and várzea forest. …
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Forest Elaenia

June 2019 Hotel Waka Rural, Honda, Tolima, Colombia

I made this photo of a Forest Elaenia (Myiopagis gaimardii) at Hotel Waka Rural in Honda, Tolima, Colombia. It is a small tyrant flycatcher found from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and…
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Apical Flycatcher

June 2019 Hotel Waka Rural, Honda, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Apical Flycatcher (Myiarchus apicalis) at Hotel Waka Rural in Honda, Tolima, Colombia. It forages alone or in pairs, taking prey and fruit in sallies from a perch in the low and middle levels. …
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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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