Birds of paradise..Amazing pics...vid

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Talk about Alien behavior

The birds are quite unreal

Bio diversity is quite an amazing thing

It's also amazing what a male will do for the attention of a female!

more pics here

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is the second one actualy real, it just looks weird to me. ive seen the other ones though, pretty good photos

Amazingly beautiful - they certainly put on a
fantastic show. I too was wondering about
the second pic - looks like a heart halo behind
and above his head.

I saw a couple of Birds of Paradise at the San Diego Zoo last year and was just simply fascinated them. They weren't active, but they are just so beautifully bizarre, I couldn't but help just stand outside the cage and watch them. It would be neat to see them in their natural habitat. Who knows what kind of shenanigans one might see...

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Yet many chunk this up to just random accidents in nature; I'm not saying everyone should be a religious nut or Jesus Freak, but How can anyone deny the existence of an omnipotent God. I know no better archetect

So very beautiful! Thank you for sharing this with us. I just love watching birds. I have a bird feeder and am delighted with the different breeds that visit. I even have a couple of woodpeckers.

Love the thread. Bird behaviour is endlessly fascinating. Check these giant beauties out; the Cassowary can reach 5 to 6 feet in heighth (yes feet not inches). They are given as gifts in New Guinea (as a type of tribute)

As for eating the Cassowary, it is supposed to be quite tough. Australian administrative officers stationed in New Guinea were advised that it "should be cooked with a stone in the pot: when the stone is ready to eat so is the Cassowary"

Source:en.wikipedia.org...

Thanks.

Byrds of Paradise.... crappy TV show

I was in awe the first time I seen the video. It's been a while, so might rewatch. I do think they explain why the birds have adapted these techniques, as competition to the colorful and shape filled jungles. It's a shame so many species, undiscovered ones too, similar to these birds, go extinct each day.

They remind me of the shapeshifting owl video:

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wow, that owl is unbelievable...very cool

Wow love the owl video !