Perched upright in its display tree, the male red bird-of-paradise dangles its two middle tail feathers alongside its body in a corkscrew shape.
When it tilts forwards the ribbons fall gracefully into a heart-shaped frame. To capture the pose, Tim built a tiny hide at the top of a 50-metre tree on Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. Every morning he would climb the tree, ready for the male’s display to begin at sunrise.
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Tim is a field biologist and wildlife photojournalist with a reputation for returning from the wild with shots of nearly impossible subjects. His pioneering research in the rainforest canopy led to a PhD from Harvard University and the first of many articles for National Geographic magazine. His work has garnered numerous awards, including many in Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
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