Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: A pair of Asian fairy-bluebirds (Irena puella puella) at The Green Planet in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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A pair of Asian fairy-bluebirds (Irena puella puella) at The Green Planet in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The male is vivid blue and black, the female is more drab.

A picture of a pair of great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus nelsoni) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

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A pair of great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus nelsoni) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

A picture of a pair of great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus nelsoni) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

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A pair of great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus nelsoni) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Photo: A male and a female lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) at the Prague Zoo.

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A male and a female lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) at the Prague Zoo.

Photo: A pair of endangered Guam Micronesian kingfishers (Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus) at the Houston Zoo.

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A pair of endangered Guam Micronesian kingfishers (Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus) at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: A pair of endangered Guam Micronesian kingfishers (Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus) at the Houston Zoo.

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A pair of endangered Guam Micronesian kingfishers (Todiramphus cinnamominus cinnamominus) at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: Two Philippine hanging parrots (Loriculus philippensis regulus) at Negros Forest Park.

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Two Philippine hanging parrots (Loriculus philippensis regulus) at Negros Forest Park.

Photo: Two Philippine hanging parrots (Loriculus philippensis regulus) at Negros Forest Park.

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Two Philippine hanging parrots (Loriculus philippensis regulus) at Negros Forest Park.

Photo: Two Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis regulus) at Negros Forest Park.

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Two Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis regulus)
at Negros Forest Park.

Photo: Male and female red flanked lorikeets (Charmosyna placentis placentis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Male and female red flanked lorikeets (Charmosyna placentis placentis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Male and female red flanked lorikeets (Charmosyna placentis placentis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Male and female red flanked lorikeets (Charmosyna placentis placentis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Josephine's lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae) photographed at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Josephine’s lorikeet (Charmosyna josefinae) photographed at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Two Josephine's lorikeets (Charmosyna josefinae) photographed at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Two Josephine’s lorikeets (Charmosyna josefinae) photographed at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Two Josephine's lorikeets (Charmosyna josefinae) photographed at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Two Josephine’s lorikeets (Charmosyna josefinae) photographed at Loro Parque Fundacion.

A picture of a red winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus erythropterus) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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A red winged parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus erythropterus) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

A picture of an endangered Congo grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) at Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.

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Endangered Congo grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) at Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.

A picture of an endangered Congo grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) at Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.

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Endangered Congo grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) at Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.

A picture of an endangered Congo grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) at Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.

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Endangered Congo grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) at Parrots in Paradise, a bird attraction in Glass House Mountains, Queensland.

A picture of two horned lark chicks (Eremophila alpestris alpestris) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, Minnesota. These lark chicks are five to seven weeks old.

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Two horned lark chicks (Eremophila alpestris alpestris) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, Minnesota. These lark chicks are five to seven weeks old.

A lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger mouhoti) stands behind a greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis subfusus) at Penang Bird Park.

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A lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger mouhoti) stands behind a greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis subfusus) at Penang Bird Park.

A lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger mouhoti) stands behind a greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis subfusus) at Penang Bird Park.

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A lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger mouhoti) stands behind a greater necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis subfusus) at Penang Bird Park.

Timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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Timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

Timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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Timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

Picture of Purple glossy starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) at the Kansas City Zoo.

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Purple glossy starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) at the Kansas City Zoo.

A picture of a pair of oriental turtle doves (Streptopelia orientalis agricola) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

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A pair of oriental turtle doves (Streptopelia orientalis agricola) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.

Picture of two red knobbed imperial pigeons (Ducula rubricera) at the Houston Zoo.

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Two red knobbed imperial pigeons (Ducula rubricera) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of two red knobbed imperial pigeons (Ducula rubricera) at the Houston Zoo.

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Two red knobbed imperial pigeons (Ducula rubricera) at the Houston Zoo.

Two subspecies of melba finch (Pytilia melba) from a private collection. The one with entirely red face is Pytilia melba citerior. The one with grey splitting the red face in two is Pytilia melba belli.

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Two subspecies of melba finch (Pytilia melba) from a private collection. The one with entirely red face is Pytilia melba citerior. The one with grey splitting the red face in two is Pytilia melba belli.

Two subspecies of melba finch (Pytilia melba) from a private collection. The one with grey splitting the red face in two is Pytilia melba belli.

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Two subspecies of melba finch (Pytilia melba) from a private collection. The one with grey splitting the red face in two is Pytilia melba belli.

Bridled white-eyes (Zosterops saypani) at the Sedgwick County Zoo. This species is listed on IUCN as Endangered.

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Bridled white-eyes (Zosterops saypani) at the Sedgwick County Zoo. This species is listed on IUCN as Endangered.

Picture of a blue-capped cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

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A blue-capped cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

Picture of two blue-capped cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

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Two blue-capped cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

Picture of a male and female pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

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A male and female pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

Picture of a male and female pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

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A male and female pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

Picture of two green junglefowl (Gallus varius) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

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Two green junglefowl (Gallus varius) at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park.

Picture of a mated pair of chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) at Tracy Aviary.

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A mated pair of chaco chachalaca (Ortalis canicollis) at Tracy Aviary.

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