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

Andean Motmot

September 2021 Cañón del Combeima, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Andean Motmot (Momotus aequatorialis) at El Palmar, the entrance to the Alto Combeima forest reserve in the Cañón del Combeima above Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, at about 2,464 meters. …
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Chestnut-bellied Chat-Tyrant

September 2021 El Palmar, Cañón del Combeima, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Chestnut-bellied Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris) at El Palmar, the entrance to the Alto Combeima forest reserve in the Cañón del Combeima above Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, at about 2,614…
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Female Mountain Velvetbreast

September 2021 Cañón del Combeima, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

This female Mountain Velvetbreast (Lafresnaya lafresnayi) perched on a dew-covered fern in fine mist and soft morning light at El Palmar, the entrance to the Alto Combeima forest reserve in the Cañón del Combeima above…
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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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