Stories

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

Rufous-tailed Jacamar

October 2020 Waka Hotel, Honda, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) on a branch in dense foliage at the Waka Hotel in Honda, Tolima, Colombia, in October 2020. …
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Female Torrent Duck

November 2022 Pichindé, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

This female Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) rested on a rock beside fast water in Pichindé, in the hills above Cali, Colombia, in the buffer zone of Farallones de Cali National Natural Park. …
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Red-headed Barbet

February 2021 Finca Alejandría, near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Red-headed Barbet (Eubucco bourcierii) at Finca Alejandría, known as El Paraíso de los Colibríes, at Kilometer 18 near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, a place rich in birds. …
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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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