Tim Laman / Traditional Aru style blind made out of palm leaves used by Tim Laman to photograph Greater Birds of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) at their lek in the Badigaki rain forest, Wokam Island, Aru Islands, In...

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

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) adult male perched in the canopy. Badigaki Forest, Wokam Island, Aru Islands, Indonesia.

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

Eric Baccega / Lesser bird of paradise {Paradisaea minor} PNG, Indonesia

Paul D Stewart / Illustrations of Birds of Paradise (Paradisaea spp), woodcut from Merian and Jonston's 'Historia Naturalis' 1660 (which continued to be printed up to 1767). Shows a range of species including the blue...

Eric Baccega / Greater bird of paradise {Paradisaea apoda / major} perched in rainforest, Bali, Indonesia

Tim Laman / Greater Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) displaying to a female 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...

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.