Ross Hoddinott / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) displaying in snow, nr Bradworthy, Devon, UK. December 2010, HIGHLY COMMENDED, ANIMAL PORTRAITS, 2011 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
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Wild Wonders of Europe / E. Haarberg / Male Black grouse (Tetrao tertrix) displaying, expiring warm air on a cold morning, Bergslagen, Sweden, April 2009
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Jan Wegener / Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) male in display flight, Winnie, Texas
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Marie Read / American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) calling / booming in a cattail marsh to mark territory, Salt Alkaline Lake, Kidder County, North Dakota, USA, June.
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David Pattyn / Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship dance, The Netherlands, Europe. March.
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David Pattyn / Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) courtship dance display, The Netherlands, Europe. March.
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Brian Bevan / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) courtship weed dance, Bedfordshire, UK, April.
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Lewis Jefferies / Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) changing colour as a threat display, Maldives, Indian Ocean.
Simon Littlejohn / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched outside its nest, opening its wings and beak in an aggressive display to a Common blackbird (Turdus merula) which eventually flies away, River Stour, Dorset,...
Konrad Wothe / Macgregor's bowerbird (Amblyornis macgregoriae) decorating his bower in a rainforest, Papua New Guinea.
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Konrad Wothe / Male Lawes' parotia bird of paradise (Parotia lawesii) displaying in a rainforest, Papua New Guinea.
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Konrad Wothe / Male Lawes' parotia bird of paradise (Parotia lawesii) displaying in a rainforest, Papua New Guinea.
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Konrad Wothe / Male Lawes' parotia bird of paradise (Parotia lawesii) cleaning its display ground in a rainforest, Papua New Guinea.
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Konrad Wothe / Two male Lawes' parotia birds of paradise (Parotia lawesii) hopping on its display ground, with females watching nearby, Papua New Guinea.
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Markus Varesvuo / Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) male displaying with bokeh effect in the foreground, Liminka, Finland, March
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Markus Varesvuo / Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) male displaying with bokeh effect in the foreground, Liminka, Finland, March
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Magnus Lundgren / Pelagic blanket octopus (Tremoctopus gracilis) female in full display, off Anilao, Batangas Philippines, Pacific Ocean. Magnus
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George Sanker / Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) male displaying during spring mating season. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. April.
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Fred Olivier / Male Great bower bird (Chlamydera nuchalis) adjusting bower, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Linnaeus' sipo snake (Chironius exoletus) with open mouth, part of threat display, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.
John Chan / Crenulated fiddler crab (Uca crenulata) waving its major claw at another crab, part of a courtship display, Southern California, USA, June.
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John Shaw / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male at nest site, with gular sac inflated to attract females. Genovesa Island, Galapagos, May.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / 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.)
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Marie Read / 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 and crossing his bill with hers...
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Marie Read / Western Grebe (Aechmorphus occidentalis), pair during 'rushing' courtship display in which they run across water's surface in synchrony, near Escondido, California, USA, January.
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Marie Read / Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male displaying in cattail marsh, Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida, USA, January.
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Bernard Castelein / Sarus crane (Grus antigone), male displaying, Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India
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Robert Valentic / Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) male enacting a threat display, in mallee/heath habitat near Pinnaroo, South Australia.
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Nick Upton / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair performing an up-down display with bill clattering on their nest in an Oak tree, Knepp estate, Sussex, UK, April 2019. This is the first recorded instance of White s...
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David Gallan / Cameratrap video of a male Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) courting female on display mound, Australia, July.
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David Gallan / Male Satin bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) courting female on suburban street verge, bower filled with blue plastic, Australia, October 2018.
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Russell Cooper / Mandarin duck drake (Aix galericulata) on the water, showing orange 'sail' feathers which are used when displaying, Southwest London, UK, March.
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Michael Hutchinson / Pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) courting on a Buttercup (Ranunculus), Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) courting on a Buttercup (Ranunculus), Devon, England, UK, June.
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Michael Hutchinson / Male Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) displaying to a female on a Buttercup (Ranunculus) flower, Devon, England, UK, June.
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John Chan / Male California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) presenting fish offering to female during mating, Huntington Beach, California, USA, May.
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John Chan / Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) courting, Southern California, USA, March.
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David Perpinan / Male Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis) calling, showing vocal sac inflating, Barcelona, Spain, May. Filmed at night with an infrared camera.
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Kerstin Hinze / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) displaying, Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavarian Alps, Germany, April.
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Kerstin Hinze / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) displaying, Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavarian Alps, Germany, April.
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Dave Bevan / Male Pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) calling to establish territory and attract a mate, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), pair in courtship display. Punta Pitt, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos. April 2017.
