An Indian team of birders braves the swampy and mountainous terrain of Papua New Guinea to photograph the birds of paradise, in particular the spectacular Raggiana.
A bower (nest-like structure) with coloured stones brought by the birds to decorate the bower.
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Wilson’s bird of paradise.
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King bird of paradise.
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Ribbon-tailed astrapia.
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The Indian team at Varirata National Park: (from left to right) Sunil Onamkulam, Akhil Vinayak Menon, Sabu kinattukara, P.S. Nistar, Dr Nigil Haroon, Govind Vijaykumar, Dhanesh, Jainy kuriakose and Vinod Venugopal.
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A family of Papua New Guineans.
Photo: Sunil Onamkulam
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A typical landscape of Papua New Guinea.
Photo: Sunil Onamkulam
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