Stories

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

Sunbittern

November 2022 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

This Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) walked along a moss-covered log near La Macarena, in Meta, Colombia, its finely barred gray, brown and black plumage in full view. …
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White-chinned Jacamar

November 2022 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

This White-chinned Jacamar (Galbula tombacea) perched near La Macarena, in Meta, Colombia, in Colombia’s Meta department, at the northern end of its range east of the Andes. …
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Black-banded Woodcreeper

November 2022 La Macarena, Meta, Colombia

This Black-banded Woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) climbed a pale trunk near La Macarena, in Meta, Colombia, braced upright on its stiff rufous tail. …
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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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