Tim Laman & Ed Scholes: Birds of Paradise | Nat Geo Live

In collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, photographer Tim Laman and Cornell University ornithologist Ed Scholes spend countless hours high in the treetops to record the secret lives, bizarre displays, and dazzling courtship antics of these stunning birds.

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[oktovdemotekay]

I am Papua, and bird of paradise is a symbol of our pride, really we really appreciate the team that has documented the beauty of the bird of paradise, thank you for saying good luck always.

[briennaasher]

Beautiful and fascinating birds. Loved the explanation of the court needing a horizontal perch, and the efforts made to get the female POV.

[tempplaylist]

8 years? That's a true labor of love. Kudos to you guys!

[CynicalOptimis]

Wow. Nature and its mysterious beauty! I hope these birds are still around for future generations to marvel and appreciate. Thank you nat geo

[DrNickRz]

Really awesome 8-year works by dedicated team members

[EngineeringExplained]

This is why we subscribe to you NatGeo! Not because of 3D animations! More videos like this, and get rid of the 3D rendering.

[Πέγκυ-γσ]

Best 28 minutes of my Never though ornithology was a thing, and even more so that I would be so thrilled about it!!!!🐥🐦

[BirdSpyAustralia]

Evolution is amazing and you can see it everywhere you look.

[Zero-uwkb]

13:14 incredible, really glad to of been able to of seen this.i like that pin on your chest of the birds face.

[evazalializada]

amazing. thank you guys Tim Laman & Ed Scholes for your hard work. 

[crzymxcn]

Watched the whole thing, amazing talent with all these images and tremendous patience

[avijitmajumder]

thank you so much to gift us a very beautiful documentary on birds of paradise.

[judesjewels]

What a joy to watch! Unlike some, I appreciated both men explaining what was being filmed. There are lots of photos and videos that just show 'pretty' shots but for us truly interested in learning more, it's equally important to be able to read or listen to what we see. It definitely enhances our enjoyment of the film.

I wondered too about the pins they had on until I saw that one male bird displaying. :) Cool pin!

[Wiseamphibian]

I could watch Bird 🦜 videos all day long 😂🥰🥰; what beauty they bring to our World!!!

[nameirakpamlakshmi]

Omg ! Thanks to these two amazing ppl, I got to see these beautiful birds of paradise!! Really meditative for me! 💜🌸☀️✌🏽

[wdh]

My God, they are extremely beautiful! Thank you for the hard work, Tim and Ed.. :)))

[danpro]

Truly incredible. Words really can't express how amazing and wonderful these birds are. I do wonder why the female birds care so much that the males would have such extreme and unique adaptations.

[andrecandela]

Tim & Ed, Thank you for sharing the beautiful secret of the nature.

[zwanso]

This was so awesome.. So much hard work and research that really paid off beautifully!

[jayiriyanto]

Birds of paradise.. very rare and unique