Stories

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

Red-breasted Meadowlark

June 2019 Hato Barley, Tauramena, Casanare, Colombia

I made this photo of a Red-breasted Meadowlark (Leistes militaris) at Hato Barley in Tauramena, Casanare, Colombia. Males are larger than females. …
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Burrowing Owl

June 2019 Hato Barley, Tauramena, Casanare, Colombia

This Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) was at Hato Barley in Tauramena, Casanare, Colombia when I photographed it. Unlike most owls, it is often active by day, though it tends to avoid the midday heat. …
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Southern Lapwing

June 2019 Hato Barley, Tauramena, Casanare, Colombia

I made this photo of a Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) at Hato Barley in Tauramena, Casanare, Colombia. Its head is mainly gray, with a black forehead and a black throat patch that runs onto the black breast. …
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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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