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

Spot-breasted Woodpecker

June 2019 Ecohotel La Fortuna, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia

I made this photo of a Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula) at Ecohotel La Fortuna in Yopal, Casanare, Colombia. …
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Amazon Kingfisher

June 2019 Ecohotel La Fortuna, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia

I made this photo of an Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) at Ecohotel La Fortuna in Yopal, Casanare, Colombia. It usually hunts from a perch, diving into the water from about 1 to 1.5 meters up. …
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Hoatzin

June 2019 Ecohotel La Fortuna, Yopal, Casanare, Colombia

I made this photo of a Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) at Ecohotel La Fortuna in Yopal, Casanare, Colombia. It is a noisy bird, with hoarse calls that include groans, croaks, hisses and grunts. …
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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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