Cornell Lab of Ornithology

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's YouTube channel This is where a leading bird research center shares its field footage, and the courtship displays alone are worth subscribing for. Many clips are a minute or so of one species doing something astonishing, which makes the channel perfect for a quick dose of wonder. The lab's live feeds sit on a separate Bird Cams channel, so this one stays focused on films. Start with the Birds-of-Paradise Project Introduction. Cornell Lab scientist Ed Scholes and photographer Tim Laman spent eight years and 18 expeditions filming all 39 species in the bird-of-paradise family, and this five-and-a-half-minute trailer shows what they found.