Stories

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

Dwarf Cuckoo

June 2019 Hacienda El Escobal, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

This Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) was at Hacienda El Escobal in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia when I photographed it. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela. …
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Olive-gray Saltator

June 2019 Hacienda El Escobal, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Olive-gray Saltator (Saltator olivascens) at Hacienda El Escobal in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. It was long treated as part of the Bluish-gray Saltator, and eBird now treats the two as separate species. …
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Red-crowned Woodpecker

June 2019 Hacienda El Escobal, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

This Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) was at Hacienda El Escobal in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia when I photographed it. …
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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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