Marie Read / Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in breeding plumage, head and shoulders showing plumes on crown and neck, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA, May.
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Claudio Contreras / Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) with nuptial gift calling mate, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) at nest burrow, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Hermann Brehm / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) nuptial gift of insect prey, Hungary. June
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Hermann Brehm / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) male offering wasp as nuptial gift, Hungary. June
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Eric Medard / Sparrowhawk (Accipter nisus) pair mating, with dead chick, a nuptial gift, at female's feet, in forest, Pays de Loire, France
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Eric Medard / Sparrowhawk (Accipter nisus) male flying to female. Dead chick, a nuptial gift, at female's feet, in forest, Pays de Loire, France
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Eric Medard / Sparrowhawk (Accipter nisus) female with chick prey, nuptial gift from male, in forest, Pays de Loire, France
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Eric Medard / Sparrowhawk (Accipter nisus) male and female with chick prey, nuptial gift from male, in forest, Pays de Loire, France
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Eric Medard / Sparrowhawk (Accipter nisus) pair mating. With dead chick, a nuptial gift, at females feet, in forest, Pays de Loire, France
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Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on nest. Starfish (Asteroidea) nuptial gifts present around nest. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos. June 2017.
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Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on nest. Starfish (Asteroidea) nuptial gifts present around nest. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos. June 2017.
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) flying in breeding plumage, Diyasaru Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Yashpal Rathore / Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) male offering female insect prey as nuptial gift, near Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.
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Yashpal Rathore / Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) male offering female insect prey as nuptial gift, near Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.
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Yashpal Rathore / Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) male bringing insect for female as nuptial offering. Near Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.
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Yashpal Rathore / Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) male bringing insect for female as nuptial offering. Near Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.
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Alex Hyde / Fishing spider (Trechalea) male with a silk-wrapped fish as a nuptial gift to offer to a female as part of his courtship behaviour, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica.
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Alex Hyde / Fishing spider (Trechalea) male with a silk-wrapped fish as a nuptial gift to offer to a female as part of his courtship behaviour, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica.
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Alex Hyde / Fishing spiders (Trechalea) male (left) offering female a silk-wrapped fish as a nuptial gift as part of his courtship behaviour, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica
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Alex Hyde / Fishing spiders (Trechalea) male (right) offering female a silk-wrapped fish as a nuptial gift as part of his courtship behaviour, Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica
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Andres M. Dominguez / Kingfisher (Alcedo athis) male offering female small crayfish prey, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, April.
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) carrying fish prey, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Bert Willaert / Close-up of the nuptial pads of a male Common toad (Bufo bufo) during the breeding season, photographed in controlled conditions, Belgium, March.
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Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe male smelling female in oestrus {Giraffa camelopardis peralta}.
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Christophe Courteau / West African giraffe male smelling female in oestrus {Giraffa camelopardis peralta}.
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Murray Cooper / Small Fruit Fly (Drosophilidae) group using mushroom as nuptial mating ground, Amazon, Ecuador
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Jabruson / Shed termite wings {Isoptera} floating in puddle Tsavo NP, Kenya wings shed after nuptial flight
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PREMAPHOTOS / Male Nursery web spider presents gift to female {Pisaura mirabilis} England. Many spiders have to bribe females into mating "nuptial gifts". She will terminate the contract when she's finished eating...
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George McCarthy / Male Adders fighting in pre-nuptial display {Vipera berus} Surrey, UK
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George McCarthy / Male Adders fighting in pre-nuptial display {Vipera berus} Surrey, UK
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George McCarthy / Male Adders fighting in pre-nuptial display {Vipera berus} Surrey, UK
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George McCarthy / Close up of foot showing nuptial pads of Common european toad {Bufo bufo} UK
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) group at coastal breeding colony, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) group at coastal breeding colony, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) carrying fish prey, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) at nest burrow at sunrise, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) carrying fish prey, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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George McCarthy / Male Adders fighting in pre-nuptial display {Vipera berus} Surrey UK
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George McCarthy / Male Adders fighting in pre-nuptial fight {Vipera berus} Surrey UK
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) at sunrise, Skomer Island National Nature Reserve, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO / Western marsh frog (Rana perezi), close-up of nuptial pad on foot of front leg, Spain
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Mateusz Piesiak / White-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) pair, courtship display, male presenting female with nuptial gift, Biebrza National Park, Poland. May.
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David Pattyn / Green jay (Cyanocorax yncas) pair perched on branch, male giving food to female, a nuptial gift during courtship, Medellin area, Antioquia, Colombia.
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Staffan Widstrand / Eurasian roller (Coracias garrulus) pair perched on branch, male delivering insect to female as a nuptial gift prior to mating, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Tricolor shiner (Cyprinella trichroistia) male with nuptial tubercles, Goodwater, Alabama. Captive.
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Jussi Murtosaari / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) male in flight with nuptial gift for female on rocks below. Hailuoto, Finland. May.
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Doug Perrine / White tern (Gygis alba candida) pair, female with juvenile flying fish presented by mate as nuptial gift. Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument...
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Doug Perrine / White tern (Gygis alba candida) pair, male presenting female with juvenile flying fish, a nuptial gift. Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument,...
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach, with male holding nuptial gift of fish for female, Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach, with male holding nuptial gift of fish for female, Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach, male feeding female nuptial gift of fish, Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach, female feeding on nuptial gift from male, Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach - male feeding female nuptial gift. Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach, with male holding nuptial gift of fish for female, Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach, female feeding on nuptial gift from male, Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach - male feeding female nuptial gift. Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach - male feeding female nuptial gift. Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
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John Chan / California least terns (Sternula antillarum browni) mating on the beach - male feeding female nuptial gift. Huntington Beach Least Tern Preserve, California, USA May
