Konrad Wothe / Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis) male tail feathers hanging out of the nest, Costa Rica

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) in snow, Wales, UK, March. Crop of 01392268. Did you know? The tweeting noise made by a male snipe during its display flight is caused by the wind whistling through...

Edwin Giesbers / Male Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying, captive

Edwin Giesbers / Male Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying, captive Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Bence Mate / Confrontation between a great egret (Ardea alba) and grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) rear view perching on fence post with tail feathers spread. Vosges, France, January.

Markus Varesvuo / Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) perched on snow covered pine tree, Kuusamo, Finland, February

Roger Powell / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) preening tail feathers, Varanger Fjord, Arctic Norway. June

Gerrit Vyn / Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) male in breeding plumage performing a "bubbling display"which is used in both courtship and aggressive territorial encounters. The male holds its head and tail and 2 ro...

Paul Hobson / Gannet, (Morus bassanus) rear view, flying into head wind, tail used as break, Yorkshire coastline, England. UK. May.

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) feeding on Rowan berries (Sorbus hupehensis) in winter, Perthshire, Scotland. WINNER: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Patricio Robles Gil / Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male at entrance to nest hole in tree, showing very long tail feathers, cloud forest El Triunfo biosphere reserve, Sierra Madre del Sur, Chiapas, Mexico