Greater Bird-Of-Paradise, (Paradisaea apoda)
The spectacular Greater Bird-Of-Paradise, (Paradisaea apoda) was not in the range of our trip but since I posted about Lesser Birds of Paradise, I thought I should show you the difference. The...
View ArticleTiny And Spectacular – Wilson’s Bird Of Paradise
This gorgeous little Bird of Paradise is only found on 2 islands, Waigeo and Batanta in Raja Ampat where they share the habitat of the Red Bird of Paradise. Of these, Waigeo is the easiest place for...
View ArticleRed Bird Of Paradise – Dancing In The Trees
An Indonesian endemic, the Red Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra, also Cendrawasih Merah) is distributed to lowland rainforests of Waigeo and Batanta islands of Raja Ampat, West Papua. This species...
View ArticleStunning Birds In Waigeo, Easy Birding
Actually the first day of birding wasn’t THAT easy. We had hired a normal car to get up the hill from which we would have a short hike to the hides for Wilson’s Bird of Paradise and the Red Bird …...
View ArticleBirds-Of-Paradise Project Introduction
Birds of Paradise are found in Papua New Guinea and Western Papua, Indonesia. It’s not easy to get there but well worth the effort! Let this video documentary inspire you, then learn how I organized...
View ArticleMy Top Twenty-Five Bird Sightings Of 2013
Following on from last year’s post in which I highlighted only parrot sightings, this year I have expanded to all bird species. There were just so many birds who made a major impression on me! I have...
View ArticleParrot Conservation Indonesia Part 2 – Ecotourism
In yesterday’s post, I introduced you to Mehd Halouate and his work with the World Parrot Trust. Today, I will show you some of the eco-tours he and his wife, Lena are operating throughout Indonesia....
View ArticleThe 10 Sexiest Male Birds
The BBC brings us this list of stunning birds who really know how to impress the chicks! I’ve only seen one in person, the Satin Bowerbird in Girraween NP. He was quite happy to take a blue bottle...
View ArticleDesigned To Dance: Birds Of Paradise
This stunning documentary is a Japanese production filmed by Tadashi Shimada in central Papua New Guinea. He has amazing footage of Bird of Paradise species never seen before and completely different...
View ArticleIf Humans Mated Like Birds
Just for fun – watch while this man attempts the Bird of Paradise mating techniques! If it’s any consolation, it doesn’t always work for real Superb Birds of Paradise!
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