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Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) standing opposite each other with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in between. Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January
Male Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying feathers, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India
Male Black grouse (Tetrao / Lyrurus tetrix) displaying at lek. Kuusamo, Finland, April
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) males at lek, Utajarvi, Finland, April
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair, courtship dance at dawn, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Andalusia, Spain. April
Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) face to face against white sky, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards competition 2015
Three Common toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus, Lucerne, Switzerland. March. Cropped
Common toad (Bufo bufo) and Common frog (Rana temporaria) in attempted amplexus, Lucerne, Switzerland. April
Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), pair with male top right, during rutting season. Sierra Nevada National Park, Andalusia, Spain. October
Pair of Waved albatrosses (Phoebastria irrorata) billing as greeting. Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Wine throated hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti) male, courtship display, Cloud forest, Atitlan Volcano, Solola, Guatemala
Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) male in courtship display. Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) pair engaging in courtship behavior, dancing for hours, off Tubuai, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) male and female engaging in courtship, Tubuai, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) male and female pair courting, Tubuai, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica cyanecula) male, singing as a courtship display, Germany
Magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) pair in courtship display, male with gular sac inflated, North Seymour Island, Galapagos National Park, Galapagos Islands
Club-winged manakin (Machaeropterus deliciosus) male, courtship display at lek, Choco rainforest, Pichincha, Ecuador
Pair of Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) mating in a coral reef, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Having succeeded in gaining the female's acceptance
Spawning Leaf corals (Pavona decussata). Spawning is synchronized over a large area with many coral colonies, Kyushu, Japan, Pacific Ocean. July
Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) pair, mating in forest canopy, Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, central south western Madagascar
European Common adder (Vipera berus) pair courting and retreating under gorse (Ulex sp). Buckinghamshire, England, UK. May
Pair of Red mason bees (Osmia bicornis) mating on wallflower in garden. Hertfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus Stacked
Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus), male and female displaying courting behaviour, Islay, Scotland, UK. March
Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus), males in pursuit of female that is in season, Islay, Scotland, UK. March
Pair of Spotted unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) courtship display above the reef, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean
Pair of Nudibranchs (Flabellina exoptata) just prior to mating, the mating apparatus of the one on left is visible, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molucca Sea
Two Ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) male, competing at a lek, Vardo, Norway. May
Pair of Couch's spadefoot toads (Scaphiopus couchii) mating in water, Texas, USA. June
Vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) male, courtship display, Texas, USA. May
American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) performing courtship wing flashing, Quinta Playa, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Pair of European bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) with courtship offering of insect prey, Pusztaszer, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary
Magnificent bird of paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) male, leaning back and presenting his breast shield and raised cape to two females, courtship display, Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia
Wilson's bird of paradise (Cicinnurus respublica) male, courtship display, Batanta Island, West Papua, Indonesia
Pair of Wilson's birds of paradise (Cicinnurus respublica), male performing courtship display to female from a small sapling in the middle of his display court, Batanta Island, West Papua
Vogelkop bowerbird (Amblyornis inornatus) male, at his bower surrounded by orange leaves and petals and other objects he has collected, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua
Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) male, standing with wings spread in courtship display, Prion Island, South Georgia
Magnificent riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus alberti) male, courtship display, Piccaninny Plains Sanctuary, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Pair of Lava gulls (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) during courtship, Genovesa Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Flock of American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) performing courtship strutting and wing flashing, Quinta Playa, Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Male Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris Pulchellus) courtship display, Allahein River, The Gambia
Pair of Peppermint basslets (Liopropoma rubre) spawning at sunset, with eggs floating alongside the female, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea
Two male Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) fighting for territory on lek, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. May
Male Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) performing courtship display at lek, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. April
Two male Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) fighting and sparing over territory at a snow covered lek, Vasterbotten, Sweden. April
Male Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) calling during lek mating, Finland. March
Pair of adult Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) calling, Finland. May
Close up of male Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) during lek mating, Finland. March