Article Photos: NY researcher documents colorful birds-of-paradise



In an undated photo a male Blue Bird of Paradise is seen foraging in Papua New Guinea. Cornell’s Ed Scholes and photographer Tim Laman made 18 expeditions to the remote rainforests of Papua New Guinea over eight years to document all 39 species of birds-of-paradise in the wild with photos, audio recordings and video. (AP Photo/Tim Laman, National Geographic) MANDATORY CREDIT

In an undated photo a male Blue Bird of Paradise is seen foraging in Papua New Guinea. Cornell’s Ed Scholes and photographer Tim Laman made 18 expeditions to the remote rainforests of Papua New Guinea over eight years to document all 39 species of birds-of-paradise in the wild with photos, audio recordings and video. (AP Photo/Tim Laman, National Geographic) MANDATORY CREDIT