Bernard Castelein / Phagcham (Pig dance / monastic dance). The monks perform this monastic dance, wearing the mask of a pig and draped in traditional dress, to neutralize the dance courtyard of the monastery. Torgya fest...

David Tipling / Peacock mosaic in the ornate Mor Chowk (Peacock Courtyard) Udaipur City Palace, constructed during the reign of Rana Karan Singhji. Peacocks were added later by Maharana Sajjan Singhji during 1874-18...

David Tipling / Mosaic of Pheasant (Phasanidae) and Cockerel one of many mosaics depicting birds in the Villa of the Aviary - peristilium (courtyard) at Carthage Tunisia. Roman dating to around 3rd century AD.

David Tipling / Roman mosaic of a Partridge probably a Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) one of many mosaics depicting birds in the Villa of the Aviary - peristilium (courtyard) at Carthage Tunisia. From around 3...

Tom Gilks / Buckets laid out in a courtyard to collect rainwater, Tanzania, Africa

Carol Walker / Lusitano horse, rear view tethered to building in courtyard, Royal Riding School, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2011

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Garden, courtyard and well near at Our Lady of Rosario Church in the Plaza Mayor. Villa de Leyva, a UNESCO World Heritage City, Department of Boyaca, Colombia, February 2011.

Toby Roxburgh / Inner courtyard of a traditional Morrocan Riad, Marrakech, February 2010.

Toby Roxburgh / Fountain in the courtyard garden of the Bahia Place, Marrakech, Morocco, March 2010.

Toby Roxburgh / Large open courtyard in the Bahia Palace, Marrakech, Morocco, March 2010.

Toby Roxburgh / Courtyard fountain, Bahia Place, Marrakech, Morocco, March 2010.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Courtyard pot plants, Bornos, on the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos, Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema, Andalucia, Spain, August 2008