Courtship Collection

Wandering Albatross - Courtship display - Albatross Island - South Georgia - Antarctica JPF30636
JPF-14281 Wandering Albatross - Courtship display Albatross Island - South Georgia - Antarctica Diomedea exulans Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Little owl {Athene noctua) pair perched, courtship behaviour, Spain

Red-crowned Crane - pair displaying, necks intertwined. In snow Hokkaido, Japan
WAT-8308 Red-crowned Crane - pair displaying, necks intertwined. In snow Hokkaido, Japan Grus japonensis M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water - Cleveland - UK Digital
ROY-517-M Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour, necks creating heart shape Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water - Cleveland Cygnus olor Digitally manipulated image Roy Glen Please

Brown Hares boxing in Oxordshire February
RES-1063-C Brown Hares - two boxing Oxfordshire, UK, February 2010 Lepus capensis George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) courting pair, South coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Two Northern Gannets -Morus bassanus- touching beaks to greet each other, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) bill rubbing, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, April

European Wolf- alpha male showing affection towards pack leader, the alpha female, in snow, winter Bavaria, Germany
USH-1985 European Wolf - alpha male showing affection towards pack leader, the alpha female, in snow, winter Bavaria, Germany Canis lupus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display

Capercaillie male & Hen Displaying On Lek in old Caledonian pine forest. Scotland UK
CK-4239 Capercaillie - male & hen displaying on Lek in old Caledonian pine forest. Scotland UK Tetrao urogallus Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, showing a croquet game, 1899. Hand-colored printed halftone 19th century

Great Crested Grebes - Pair beside weed platform, courtship displaying. Hessen, Germany
USH-1527 Great Crested Grebes - Pair beside weed platform, courtship displaying. Hessen, Germany. Podiceps cristatus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica) pair pre-mating behaviour, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

American Wapiti / Elk - Bugling at sunset
KFO-1378 American Wapiti / Elk - Bugling at sunset Cervus elephus nelsoni Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

MUCHA: BISCUIT AD, c1895. Flirt : French lithograph advertisement, c1895, by Alphonse Mucha for Biscuits Lefevre-Utile
MUCHA: BISCUIT AD, c1895. " Flirt" : French lithograph advertisement, c1895, by Alphonse Mucha for Biscuits Lefevre-Utile

An illustration of a courtship
A scene by Marcus Stone (1840-1921) of a young Regency couple relaxing together on a summers evening

Red-crowned Crane - Courtship display - Kushiro Shitsugen National Park - Hokkaido - Japan - eastern Eurasia JPF40133
JPF-13530 Red-crowned Crane - Courtship display Kushiro Shitsugen National Park - Hokkaido - Japan - eastern Eurasia Grus japonensis Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display

USA, Alaska, Anchorage. Close-up of male and female moose nuzzle. Credit as: Arthur Morris / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Picture No. 11671273
Great Crested Grebe pair performing courtship dance. Date:

Indian / Asian Elephants courting, Corbett National Park, India
JR-1245 Indian / Asian Elephants courting Corbett National Park, India. Elephas maximus Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) - Male engaged in courtship display - New York - USA - Display behavior consists of
CAN-3878 Ruffed Grouse - Male engaged in courtship display New York - USA Bonasa umbellus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Red Deer - hinds sexually stimulated during the rut
USH-281 Red Deer - hinds sexually stimulated during the rut Cervus elaphus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bison - Wyoming, USA - Male in rut - Commonly called buffalo - Males weigh up to 2000 pounds-heaviest land mammal in
CAN-2219 American Bison / Buffalo - male vocalizing (bellowing) during rut, side view Wyoming, USA Bison bison Males weigh up to 2000 pounds. They are the heaviest land mammal in North America

Peacock- male displaying. Asia
PM-10111 Peacock - male displaying Asia Pavo cristatus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Kagu - Male with crest erect - Rainforests of New Caledonia JPF47259
JPF-12295 KAGU - x two, one with raised crest Rainforests of New Caledonia Rhynochetos jubatus Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Galah - a pair of Galahs in love sit on a rope with the full moon in their background - Northern Territory, Australia
SAS-1013 Galah - a pair of Galahs in love sit on a rope with the full moon in their background Northern Territory, Australia Cacatua albiceps also known under latin name Eolophus albiceps

Great White Egret - Displaying in tree Venice Rookery, Florida, USA BI000186
COS-993 Great White Egret - Displaying in tree Venice Rookery, Florida, USA Casmerodius albus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) pair flying with claws linked during courtship flight, Homer, Alaska, USA, March

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JD-9477 Siamese cats - mating John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: 020 8318 1401

Bottlenose dolphins - pair dancing underwater
STA-62 Bottlenose dolphins - pair dancing underwater Distribution: Worldwide except polar regions Tursiops truncatus Augusto Leandro Stanzani Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) displaying, wings in heart shape, Hokkiado, Japan, February

Australasian crested grebe pair (Podiceps cristatus australis) in courtship display. Ashburton Lakes, Canterbury, New Zealand. August

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) performing their weed dance during courtship. Den Oever, The Netherlands. July

Japanese cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying in snow, Hokkiado, Japan, February

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Play Boy. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Tennis court romance, 1890s or early 1900s
Tennis player distracted by a flirtatious, fashionable woman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

Wandering Albatross - Breeding pair - Prion Island - South Georgia - Antarctica JPF42771
JPF-14317 Wandering Albatross - Breeding pair Prion Island - South Georgia - Antarctica Diomedea exulans Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus) pair preening each other, perched in tree. Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia

Vogelkop superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina niedda) male, performing courtship display on his display log, flashing false blue eye spots, a bright yellow gape, and blue breast shield

Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male displaying at lek in tree. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) boxing in snow, Scotland, UK, December

Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus), group of animals in field, Islay, Scotland, UK. March

Male Sage Grouse {Centrocercus urphasianus} courtship display, Baggs, Wyoming, USA

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing, part of ritual courtship, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

Picture No. 11981812
Red Deer stag in rut Denmark Date:

The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei : Japanese Oban print, c1797, by Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)
UTAMARO: LOVERS, 1797. The Lovers Umegawa and Chubei : Japanese Oban print, c1797, by Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806)

The Latest Nobleman. Pen and ink drawing by Charles Dana Gibson, 1898
GIBSON: LATEST NOBLEMAN. The Latest Nobleman. Pen and ink drawing by Charles Dana Gibson, 1898

Young couple hiking on Mt Desert Island, Maine
Tourists climbing Newport Mountain, Mt Desert Island, Maine, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Courtship is a beautiful dance of love and attraction that transcends species boundaries. From the enchanting sight of a little owl pair perched on a branch, engaging in courtship behavior in Spain, to the mesmerizing blue-footed booby courting pair on the South coast of Santa Cruz Island, courtship displays are truly captivating. Even in remote places like Albatross Island in South Georgia, Antarctica, wandering albatrosses perform elaborate courtship displays that leave us awestruck. And who can resist the heartwarming image of red-crowned cranes with their necks intertwined, displaying their affectionate bond amidst snowy landscapes in Hokkaido, Japan? On Skomer Island in Wales, Atlantic puffins engage in bill rubbing as part of their courtship rituals. The gentle touch between two Northern gannets beak-to-beak greets each other on Heligoland island off Schleswig-Holstein's coast in Germany. In Bavaria's winter wonderland, an alpha male European wolf shows his affection towards the pack leader - the alpha female - reminding us that even wild creatures understand love and devotion. Meanwhile, brown hares engage in playful boxing matches during February mornings in Oxfordshire. The ancient Caledonian pine forests of Scotland witness capercaillie males and hens displaying their vibrant plumage and intricate dances during leks – nature's grandest stage for courtship. Whether it's witnessing red-crowned cranes performing elegant courtship displays at Kushiro Shitsugen National Park or simply admiring mute swans engaged in romantic behaviors against a backdrop of misty waters at dawn near Cleveland UK; these moments remind us that courtship is not just reserved for humans but is an integral part of life across our diverse planet.