Stories

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

Yellow-headed Caracara

May 2023 near Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia

This Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) perched on a dead branch near Puerto Nariño, in Amazonas, Colombia, its pale buff head and underparts bright against dark brown wings. …
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White-winged Swallow

May 2023 Mocagua Indigenous community, Amazonas, Colombia

This White-winged Swallow (Tachycineta albiventer) perched on a weathered stump in the Mocagua Indigenous community, a Ticuna resguardo beside Amacayacu National Natural Park in Amazonas, Colombia, its blue-green…
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Capped Heron

May 2023 Mocagua Indigenous community, Amazonas, Colombia

This Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) stood in the dense green in the Mocagua Indigenous community, a Ticuna resguardo beside Amacayacu National Natural Park in Amazonas, Colombia, showing its black cap, blue facial…
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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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