Stories

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

Great Egret

May 2023 Yahuarcaca lakes, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia

This Great Egret (Ardea alba) stood watch at the Yahuarcaca lakes outside Leticia, in Amazonas, Colombia, its white plumage and yellow bill bright against the dense greenery. …
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Crane Hawk

May 2023 Yahuarcaca lakes, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia

This Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) perched in the canopy at the Yahuarcaca lakes outside Leticia, in Amazonas, Colombia, near the San Sebastián community, its gray plumage and red eyes standing out against the…
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Purple Gallinule

May 2023 Yahuarcaca lakes, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia

This adult Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) climbed through slender branches at the Yahuarcaca lakes outside Leticia, in Amazonas, Colombia, showing its blue and green plumage and long yellow legs. …
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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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