Birds of Paradise
Aug 28, 2013 by Sushi Bird
I got to go to Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls yesterday, and I started searching for images of birds online after my visit. I found these images, they feature birds of paradise and were made by Richard Bowdler Sharpe at the end of the 18th century. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous drawings and gorgeous birds.
My boyfriend and I are currently watching Planet Earth – and some birds of paradise are featured such as the parotia lawesi. Those male birds sure are colorful and extravagant!
They look totally unreal… I wish I could see them for myself, but a several month excursion into the bush seems far away from my current life plan. I have been contemplating getting into bird watching, but in Tokyo it is limited to crows, ravens and pigeons atm 😉