Dr. Edwin Scholes is a scientist, author, and explorer at the Cornell Lab. He has studied the birds of paradise for more than a decade, is a leading authority on their behavior and evolution, and heads up the Birds-of-Paradise Project at the Cornell Lab. Dr. Tim Laman is a field biologist and world-renowned wildlife photojournalist. Tim holds his PhD in Biology from Harvard University and is an associate at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. Tim is a contributing photographer for National Geographic magazine. Dr. Andrew Leach is a science illustrator, landscape architect, and artist. Andrew holds a certificate in scientific illustration from the University of California, as well as degrees in landscape architecture and fine art. Andrew is a featured science illustrator for the Cornell Lab's Bird Academy website.