Stories

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

Steely-vented Hummingbird

February 2021 Finca La Florida, near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

This Steely-vented Hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerottei) was photographed at Finca La Florida, at Kilometer 18 near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, at about 1,950 meters. …
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Long-tailed Sylph

February 2020 La Florida, El Bosque de las Aves, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Long-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus kingii) at La Florida, El Bosque de las Aves, in the Kilómetro 18 area near Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in February 2020. …
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Black Skimmer

February 2020 Río Orteguaza, Puerto Arango, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia

I photographed this Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) on the Orteguaza River at Puerto Arango, near Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia, in February 2020. …
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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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