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

I made this photo of a Dwarf Cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) at Hacienda El Escobal in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. Its natural habitats include dry forest, moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. …
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Vermilion Flycatcher

June 2019 Hacienda El Escobal, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) at Hacienda El Escobal in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. It prefers riverside and semi-open habitats. It catches insects in flight. …
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Neotropic Cormorant

June 2019 Hacienda El Escobal, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Neotropic Cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum) at Hacienda El Escobal in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. It feeds mainly on small fish, diving and pushing itself underwater with its feet. …
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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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