Courtship Collection (page 2)

Dutch skaters on the Zuider Zee, 1800s
Skaters enjoying a winter Sunday on the Zuider Zee, Dutch island of Marken, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Confederate soldier romancing a young woman, 1800s
Confederate soldier declaring his love for a young woman, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Medes of ancient times
Nobles of ancient Media, part of the Assyrian and Persian empires. Antique hand-colored print

Whatever the pleasure: Cycling, 1955
layers Navy Cut rectangular covered counter-card featuring an illustration of a young man and lady taking a break from a bike ride to sit and smoke on a bench around a tree

Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (2 / 4)
Burma (Myanmar) - Traditional Costume (2/4) Burmese courtship - a young man wearing a headscarf holding a large cigar chats up a coy young Burmese girl, leaning against a palm tree

Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) - Male engaged in courtship display - New York - USA - Display behavior consists of
CAN-3882 Ruffed Grouse - Male engaged in courtship display New York - USA Bonasa umbellus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) - Males in display - New York - Widespread in the U. S
CAN-3880 Wild Turkeys - Males in display New York, USA Meleagris gallopavo John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Rocky Mountain Elk - bull bugling - Autumn - Jasper National Park - Northern Rockies - Wapiti - USA _CXA3285
TOM-1719 Rocky Mountain Elk - bull bugling - Autumn Jasper National Park - Northern Rockies - Wapiti - USA Cervus elaphus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Victoria's Riflebird - adult male displaying wildly in the hopes to attract females
SAS-1713 Victoria's Riflebird a Bird of Paradise - adult male displaying wildly in the hopes to attract females Wooroonooran National Park, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Queensland

Chacma baboon CH 5788 Papio ursinus - South Africa © Clem Haagner ARDEA LONDON
CH-5788 CHACHA BABOON - Female offers herself to male, showing red bottom to indicate female is in oestrus South Africa. Papio ursinus Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display

Kestral - Male passing food to female Falco tinnunculus Hungary BI016142
COS-2661 Kestrel - Male passing food to female Hungary Falco tinnunculus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lapwing - male in breeding territory
USH-867 LAPWING - Male in breeding territory Vanellus vanellus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

HUMPBACK WHALES - Breaching at sunset
AU-18-MOS HUMPBACK WHALES - Breaching at sunset Megaptera novaeangliae Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Male Lyrebird - huge tail fanned out in courtship display
Male Lyrebird in full display - a ground-dwelling Australian bird most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair, male passing Dragonfly prey to female, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing the weed dance, a spectacular part of their elaborate courtship ritual, Derbyshire, UK, March

Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April

Two Strings To Her Bow, 1887, (1938). Artist: John Pettie
Two Strings To Her Bow, 1887. Painting housed in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

AUSTEN: EMMA, 1896. He stopped to look the question. Illustration by Hugh Thomson for an 1896 edition of Jane Austens Emma, first published in 1815

Pacific manta rays over reef in possible mating behavior. West Maui, Hawaii, USA
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - Ewe & Ram. Canadian Rockies. Winter. MS454
TOM-1587 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - Ewe & Ram jasper natioanl park, Canadian Rockies. Winter. Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Hesperus, the Evening Star, Sacred to Lovers, 1855 (oil on millboard)
GLS15147 Hesperus, the Evening Star, Sacred to Lovers, 1855 (oil on millboard) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901); 91.4x68.6 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow

Western grebes, courting

Where theres a will, theres a way: short man standing on a pile of books to kiss a much taller woman (colour litho)
5999970 Where theres a will, theres a way: short man standing on a pile of books to kiss a much taller woman (colour litho) by English School

Dropsy Courting Consumption, October 25, 1810. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Dropsy Courting Consumption, October 25, 1810

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship displaying at dawn, backlit and surrounded by mist, Cheshire, UK, April

Picture No. 11674820
Indian Peafowl adult male in city park courtship display. Date:

Picture No. 11671326
Great Crested Grebe pair performing courtship display spring. Date:

Red-crowned Crane, Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane -Grus Japonensis-, performing the mating dance, Kushiro-Shitsugen-Nationalpark, Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

Picture No. 11071611
Red-crowned Crane / Japanese Crane / Manchurian Crane in snow calling - Tsurui-Ito Tancho Sanctuary, Hokkaido Island, Japan. Date:

HOUS2A-00150
Quilting party in western Virginia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

GGBR2A-00018
Couples dancing in Tudor England, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a painting by Holbein and Janet

Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, males displaying, Lake Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

American Woodcock, on breeding territory during courtship. CT in March. USA
JZ-3850 American Woodcock, on breeding territory during courtship CT in March. USA Scolopax minor Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Peacock spider - male courting female Perth, Western Australia HRD00028
AUS-1817 Peacock spider - male courting female Perth, Western Australia Maratus speciosus Greg Harold / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mute Swans - Pair displaying courtship behaviour - Cleveland - UK
ROY-520 Mute Swans - Pair displaying courtship behaviour Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Puffins - courtship - Skomer - UK 007586
BB-1829 Puffins - courtship Skomer - UK Fratercula atctica Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wandering Albatross - Pair preening (part of courtship behaviour), Albatross Island, South Georgia, Antarctica
JPF-14280 Wandering Albatross - Pair preening (part of courtship behaviour) Albatross Island, South Georgia, Antarctica, Islands in the southern ocean

Oystercatcher - pair courtship displaying
USH-852 OYSTERCATCHER - Pair courtship displaying Haematopus ostralegus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Male Ruffed Grouse - displaying with ruff up mating display (different than drumming display). Olympic National Park
TOM-912 Male Ruffed Grouse - displaying with ruff up in mating display (different from drumming display). Olympic National Park. Washington, USA. April

Wandering Albatross Albatross Island South Georgia
JPF-8642 WANDERING ALBATROSS - stretching wings as part of display Albatross Island, South Georgia Diomedea exulans Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Red Deer - roaring stag in rut UK
CAN-581 RED DEER - stag / male in rut in bracken UK Cervus elaphus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bison - Wyoming, USA - Male (large) and female (smaller) in rut - Commonly called buffalo - Males weigh up to 2000
CAN-2217 American Bison / Buffalo - male (large) and female (smaller) in rut. The bull enters the matriarchal herd and displays "flehmen" and "tending behavior"

Common Garden Snails Mating
LA-1040 Common Garden SNAIL - two, mating Helix aspersa Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mute Swan - Two together in a heart shape Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK BI006859
COS-764 Mute Swan - Two together in a heart shape Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK Cygnus olor Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Indian / Asian Elephant Corbett National Park, Indian
JR-2 Indian / Asian ELEPHANT - two touching heads Corbett National Park, India Elephas maximus Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

A Coming Event, 1886 (oil on canvas)
704541 A Coming Event, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Hayllar, Jessica (1858-1940); 57.1x47 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page - Anne Page and Slender, an inept and unsuccessful suitor. 1862

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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.