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Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) courting pair, South coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) displaying, wings in heart shape, Hokkiado, Japan, February
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in tree with pair of Nazca boobies (Sula granti) showing mating behaviour, Genovesa Island, Galapagos
Australasian crested grebe pair (Podiceps cristatus australis) in courtship display. Ashburton Lakes, Canterbury, New Zealand. August
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) silverback Gihishamwotsi displaying, non group dominant, Sabyinyo Group, Volcanoes National Park, Virunga Mountains, Rwanda
Great Bustard (Otis tarda) males displaying, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, UK, April
Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male displaying at lek in tree. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April
Frill-necked lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), with collar spread in threat display. Alice Springs, Northern territory, Australia
Frill-neck Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), displays on a termite mound. Northern Territory, Australia
Magnificent riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus alberti) male, on his display perch performing a display. Piccaninny Plains Sanctuary, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Lady Amhersts pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) male displaying, Kanding, Sichuan, China. April
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) males displaying and fighting each other at a lek, Finland. May
Common grackle pair (Quiscalus quiscula) in courtship display. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA, April
Mandarin duck drake (Aix galericulata) on the water, showing orange sail feathers which are used when displaying, Southwest London, UK, March
Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) pair performing post-copulatory display (as copulation ends, the male slides off the female leaving his wings draped over her)
Black terns (Chlidonias niger), pair on a perch, vocalizing during courtship (termed Erect Posture display), Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, May
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) autumn courtship display, Germany, August
Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), male at lek, Finland, April
Indonesian blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua gigas) with tongue extended, captive, from Papua New Guinea
Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), two males perched in tree at lek in mid-altitude montane rainforest. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
RF - Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male perched in tree at a lek. Mid-altitude montane rainforest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) Tver, Russia. May
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) displaying at a lek in snow, Tver, Russia. April
Chinese cobra (Naja atra) in threat stance, Shek Pik, southwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China
Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) male performing its mating display. Southern Norway. March
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail slapping, tail lob, lobtailing. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, July
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male displaying inflated gular sac, Galapagos, Ecuador
Pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) male in display flight. Allahein River, Gambia
Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) male displaying with bokeh effect in the foreground, Liminka, Finland, March
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) male displaying in early spring, in light snow, New York, USA
Fireflies (Luciola parvula himebotaru) flashing at night for courtship and reproduction. Gifu, Japan. Composite image
Saturniid moth (Automeris excreta) camouflaged in leaf litter, Guatemala
American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) group of four with one displaying Punta Moreno, Isabela Island, Galapagos
Great frigatebird (Phaethon aethereus) male at nest site, with gular sac inflated to attract females. Genovesa Island, Galapagos, May
RF - Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) male peforming flutter jump display on lek, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.May (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Sarus crane (Grus antigone), male displaying, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India
Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) performing sky-pointing display with outspread wings as part of courtship, Cape St. Marys Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada. June
Western Grebe (Aechmorphus occidentalis), pair during rushing courtship display in which they run across waters surface in synchrony, near Escondido, California, USA, January
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male displaying in cattail marsh, Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida, USA, January
American oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) courting pair performing Piping Display, calling as they walk along together, Fort DeSoto Park, Florida, USA, March
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male displaying in rain, Kuusamo, Finland. March
Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) hanging upside down as part of a courtship display. Costa Rica
Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) male courtship display, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa
Flame anthias (Pseudanthias ignitus) displaying to the more drab female (above) during courtship in the evening. Similan Islands, Thailand. Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean
Black korhaan (Eupodotis afra) male displaying and calling. Etosha National Park, Namibia, March