Tim Laman / Wilson's Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus respublica) male displays to female from a small sapling in the middle of his display court, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Goldie's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea decora) female watching males display, Fergusson Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Goldie's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea decora) males displaying at lek, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Goldie's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea decora) male displaying in tree, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorina superba) adult male displaying at lek, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorina superba) young male visiting the display log of an adult male, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorina superba) adult male display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorina superba) adult male calling, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Black Sicklebill Bird of Paradise (Epimachus fastosus) female plumage bird, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Stephanie's Astrapia Bird-of-Paradise (Astrapia stephaniae) adult male feeding at fruits of Shefflera plant, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Stephanie's Astrapia Bird of Paradise (Astrapia stephaniae) adult male feeding at fruits of Shefflera plant, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Brown Sicklebill Bird of Paradise (Epimachus meyeri) adult male at calling perch in the canopy, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Wahnes's Parotia (Parotia wahnesi) male performs ballerina display. This is the moment of flashing the breast shield upward. Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Wahnes's Parotia (Parotia wahnesi) adult male performs ballerina display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Wahnes's Parotia (Parotia wahnesi) adult male on perch over his court, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Wahnes's Parotia (Parotia wahnesi) male and female on perch above display court, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Goldie's Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea decora) males at display site in the canopy performing their courtship display. A female carefully inspects one of the males who holds his final static pose. Papu...

Tim Laman / Jobi Manucode (Manucodia jobiensis) foraging for figs at a climbing liana species of Fig (Ficus sp) Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Jobi Manucode (Manucodia jobiensis) foraging for figs at a climbing liana species of Fig (Ficus sp.) Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Jobi Manucode (Manucodia jobiensis) foraging for figs at a climbing liana species of Fig (Ficus sp.) Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Crinkle-collared Manucode (Manucodia chalybata) in fruiting fig tree (Ficus sp.) with an Ornate Fruit dove in the background, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Trumpet Manucode (Phonygammus keraudrenii) perched, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Crinkle-collared Manucode (Manucodia chalybata) in fruiting fig tree (Ficus sp.) Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Crinkle-collared Manucode (Manucodia chalybata) in fruiting fig tree (Ficus sp.) eating a fig, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Ribbon tailed Astrapia (Astrapia mayeri) male in flight in the montane rain forest near Tomba Pass, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri) young male, primarily in female plumage, but with some dark feathers on head, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Raggiana Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)adult male perched in forest canopy displaying to females, Kiburu Forest, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Raggiana Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)adult male perched in forest canopy displaying to females, Kiburu Forest, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Raggiana Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)adult male perched in forest canopy displaying to females, Kiburu Forest, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Raggiana Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)adult male perched in forest canopy calling to females, Kiburu Forest, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Raggiana Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) young male in Eucalyptus tree, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorina superba) adult male on display log, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Short-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla brevicauda) perched in tree, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) male performing practice display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) young male performing practice display to another young male, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) young male performing a practice display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) young male performing a practice display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) young males performing practice displays to each other, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) young male or female feeding on fruit of Dysoxylum tree, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Paradise Riflebird (Ptiloris paradiseus) male feeding at fruiting Dysoxylum tree, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rubra) young male portrait, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rubra) adult male calling, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Wilson's Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus respublica) adult male at his display court, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Wilson's Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus respublica) male on the main display pole in the center of his court, performing a pointing display posture, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Wilson's Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus respublica)male on the main display pole in the center of his court, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Wilson's Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus respublica) male on the main display pole in the center of his court, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) displaying on canopy lek display site, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) displaying on canopy lek display site, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia. Winner, Special Award Portfolio, Wildlife Photographer o...

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) displaying on canopy lek display site, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male performing pre-copulatory phase tapping the back of the female's neck. Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male displaying to a female, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male performing upright wing pose display, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia. Not available for prints or wall art worldwide

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male performing inverted static display, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) males performing upright wing pose display, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male performing upright wing pose display, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male performing upright wing pose display, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) two adult males perched on outer branches of their lek (display site) Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) female checks out two adult males performing the inverted static display at their display lek. Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) male performing upright wing pose display at lek, Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island in the Aru Islands, Indonesia.

Tim Laman / Long-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla carunculata) egg in nest, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Long-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla carunculata) female sitting at nest, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Long-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla carunculata) female sitting at nest

Tim Laman / Long-tailed Paradigalla (Paradigalla carunculata) female, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Pale-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis bruijnii) male, eating a seed, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Glossy-mantled Manucode (Manucodia ater) perches in the canopy of swamp forest at Nimbokrang, Papua, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Pale-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis bruijnii) male feeding, Papua New Guinea,

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male at his display pole in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male at his display pole in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male at his display pole in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) female on male's display pole in the swamp forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male displaying to a female at his display pole in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. Winner, Special A...

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male at his display pole in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) male perched on the stem of an Schefflera plant. At 3400 m elevation in the Jayawijaya Mountians, New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) male feeding at fruiting Schefflera tree. At approx. 3350 m elevation, Jayawijaya Mountians, New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) male feeding at fruiting Schefflera tree. At approx. 3350 m elevation, Jayawijaya Mountains, New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) male feeding at fruiting Schefflera tree. At approx. 3350 m elevation, Jayawijaya Mountains, New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) male feeding at fruiting Schefflera tree. At approx. 3350 m elevation, Jayawijaya Mountains, New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Splendid Astrapia (Astrapia splendidissima) male feeding at fruiting Schefflera tree. At approx. 3350 m elevation, Jayawijaya Mountains, New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male at display perch in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male displaying to a female at his display pole in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papau, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. He is using his u...

Tim Laman / Glossy-mantled Manucode (Manucodia ater) perches in the canopy of swamp forest at Nimbokrang, Papua, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea.

Tim Laman / Twelve wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucidis melanoleuca) male at display perch in the swamp rain forest at Nimbokrang, Papua, Indonesia, Island of New Guinea. Winner, Special Award Portfolio, Wildlife P...

Tim Laman / Arfak Astrapia (Astrapia nigra) male perched on a mossy branch, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Arfak Astrapia (Astrapia nigra) male. Performing practice display in a position suspended below a branch, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Arfak Astrapia (Astrapia nigra) male, perched on branch, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Arfak Astrapia (Astrapia nigra) male perched in tree, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male with his pectoral fans extended, part of mating display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male showing detail of green central tail feathers, red body, and blue feet, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male performing dancing display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male performing dancing display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) male displaying high in the rain forest canopy at his display site (lek) Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King bird of paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male performing open wings display, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male on display branch, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / King Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus regius) male on display branch, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) young male, with male head color, but no plumes, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea minor) male in the canopy of his display (lek) tree, Papua New Guinea