LYNN M. STONE / Great Egrets (Ardea alba) preening their breeding plumage, at nest. Osceola County, Florida, USA, March.
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Alex Mustard / Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor) pair at dusk performing their courtship dance with the larger male circling the female, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Cari...
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Ernie Janes / RF- Silhouette of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag and hind by tree at sunset, Norfolk, UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common blue damselfly {Enallagma cyathigerum}, mating pair, Little Bradley Ponds, Devon, UK. July. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common blue damselfly {Enallagma cyathigerum}, mating pair, Little Bradley Ponds, Devon, UK. July
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Daniel Heuclin / Pyrenean mountain newt / brook salamander (Calotriton / Euproctus asper) mating pair, captive, from Pyreneen mountains, France and Spain, near threatened
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Juergen Freund / Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) mating over coral reef, Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, June, Endangered species
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Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Irish Damselfly (Coenagrion lunulatum) pair mating, Montiagh's Moss, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, June. 2020VISION Book Plate.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Pair of Gannets (Morus bassanus) mutual preening, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'I never get tired of watching gannets. This pair who momentarily lined up in perfe...
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Charlie Summers / King / Imperial Cormorants (Phalacrocorax albiventer) breeding pair display courtship behaviour in the form of a ritual dance at their nesting site on Saunders Island, Falkland Islands
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) courtship, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannets (Morus bassanus) pair, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) courtship, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) pair mating on Wild carrot (Daucus carota carota) flower, Hvblege, Mn, Denmark, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) pair at nest, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) displaying, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Nine-spotted moth (Amata / Syntomis phegea) pair mating, San Marino, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) mating, in lagoon, Pont Du Gau, Camargue, France, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) pair mating, in lagoon, Pont Du Gau, Camargue, France, April 2009
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Tim Laman / Magnificent Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) male displaying to female at lek, Arfak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia.
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Tim Laman / Magnificent Bird of Paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) male displaying to female at lek display site, Arfak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia.
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Guy Edwardes / Northern gannets {Morus bassanus} pair in courtship display, Great Saltee, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June
Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pair walking amongst rough ice on the frozen eastern Chukchi Sea, Arctic Alaska
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Ross Hoddinott / Five-spot burnet moths {Zygaena trifolii} mating on Pyramidal orchid {Anacamptis pyramidalis} Cornwall, UK.
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Colin Seddon / Burmese brown tortoises mating {Manuria emys} captive
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Fabio Liverani / Alpine newt courting pair {Triturus alpestris} male on right, Italy
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / RF- European bee eater (Merops apiaster) pair at nest hole, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Nine spotted moth (Amata phegea) mating on flower head, North Velebit National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Nine spotted moth (Amata phegea) mating on flower head, North Velebit National Park, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair performs a dance after mating in which they mimick each other's movements, La Dombes lake area, France, April
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XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni) male with female, grazing, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December
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Doug Wechsler / Mating pair of Large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) on Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) leaf, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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Alex Hyde / Man and woman walking along track, rear view, above Monsal Dale near Brushfield, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August 2012
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Selkup couple, Andrey Kargochev and his wife, Ludmilla, about to go berry picking by boat in the autumn, Tolka, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia
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Marie Read / American Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) forced copulation attempt at muddy puddle where they are gathering mud as nesting material. Mono Lake Basin, California, USA, June.
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Marie Read / American Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) forced copulation (attempt at muddy puddle where they are gathering mud as nesting material. Mono Lake Basin, California, USA, June.
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Marie Read / American Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) forced copulation attempt at muddy puddle where they are gathering mud as nesting material. Mono Lake Basin, California, USA, June.
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Mike Potts / Male Wire-crested thorntail (Discosura popelairii) displaying to a female, Wild Sumaco, Ecuador.
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Christophe Courteau / Pair of Common / Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) in tree, Pantanal, Brazil.
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Loic Poidevin / Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) pair mating, Curieuse Marine National Park, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Loic Poidevin / Aldabra giant tortoise (Geochelone gigantea) pair mating, Curieuse Marine National Park, Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Jeff Rotman / Wolf eels (Anarrichthys ocellatus) male and female pair, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada, North Pacific Ocean.
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Tui De Roy / Volcan Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi) mating pair, Isabela island, Galapagos
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Tui De Roy / Volcan Alcedo giant tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra vandenburghi) mating pair, Isabela island, Galapagos
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Solvin Zankl / Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male gripping female while female is laying eggs underwater river, North Germany
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LYNN M. STONE / Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) stepping toward and then around each other in courtship ritual. Gulf of Mexico beach, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, April.
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LYNN M. STONE / Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) in breeding plumage performing courtship behavior. Gulf of Mexico beach, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, April.
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LYNN M. STONE / Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) in breeding plumage, in flight with Scaled Sardine 'offering' for female, as part of courtship. Gulf of Mexico beach, Pinellas County, Florida, USA, April.
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LYNN M. STONE / Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) male climbing onto female's back to attempt mating by new nest (under construction) in Bald Cypress tree. St. John's County, Florida, USA, March.
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LYNN M. STONE / Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) male climbing onto female's back to attempt mating by new nest (under construction) in Bald Cypress tree. St. John's County, Florida, USA, March.
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LYNN M. STONE / Nesting pair of Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) in greeting ritual, marked by bill touching and vocalizations, by new nest (under construction) in Bald Cypress tree. St. John's County, Florida, US...
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LYNN M. STONE / Nesting pair of Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) in greeting ritual, marked by bill touching and vocalizations, by new nest (under construction) in Bald Cypress tree. St. John's County, Florida, US...
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LYNN M. STONE / Great Egrets (Ardea alba) preening their breeding plumage, at nest. Osceola County, Florida, USA, March.
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LYNN M. STONE / Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) in breeding plumage, with Scaled Sardine 'offering' to a female as part of courtship. Black Skimmers are in the background. Pinellas County, Florida, USA, April.
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LYNN M. STONE / Pair of Great Egrets (Ardea alba) in breeding plumage, with chick at nest. Osceola County, Florida, USA, March.
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LYNN M. STONE / Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) in breeding plumage performing courtship. Pinellas County, Florida, USA, April.
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David Noton / Man and woman on mountain bikes cycling on Hambledon Hill above the Blackmore Vale, Dorset, England, UK. June 2005.
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John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) several males attempting to mate with one female, New York, USA
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John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) several males attempting to mate with one female, New York, USA
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John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) several males attempting to mate with one female, New York, USA
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John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) several males attempting to mate with one female, New York, USA
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John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) several males attempting to mate with one female, New York, USA
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John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) several males attempting to mate with one female, New York, USA
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Stephen Dalton / Cave Spider (Meta menardi) female with egg-sac, male above. UK, August.
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Shibai Xiao / Chinese toad (Bufo bufo gargarizans) mating underwater in breeding season, early spring, Beijing, China.
Erlend Haarberg / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) pair at nest, one sitting, Syltefjordstauran breeding colony, Syltefjord, Varanger peninsula, Norway, May
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Tony Heald / African lions (Panthera leo) mating, Etosha National Park, Namibia October
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Gerrit Vyn / Barrow's Goldeneye duck pair (Bucephala islandica) male infront of female, Okanogan County, Washington, USA April
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MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Tree frogs (Hylidae) mating, Talle Valley Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Great skua (Stercorarius skua) pair, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July
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Brent Stephenson / Antarctic Shag (Leucocarbo / Phalacrocorax [atriceps] bransfieldensis) (also known as blue-eyed shag) pair at their nest with a large chick. Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January.
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Bert Willaert / Pair of White-Tailed Skimmers / Shiokara Dragonflies (Orthetrum albistylum) basking on grass stems, male (left) and female. France, Europe.
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Roger Powell / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) engaged in bill-fencing courtship display, Great Saltee island, Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pink footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) pair with gosling, Iceland, June
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pink footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) pair with gosling, Iceland, June
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Pink footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) pair with gosling walking through shallow water, Iceland, June
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) pair at nest, Qatar, November
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LYNN M. STONE / Ruby meadowhawk dragonfly (Sympetrum rubicundulum) pair in mating embrace known as a wheel, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA, July
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Fabrice Cahez / House martin (Delichon urbicum) pair on unfinished nest, Vosges, France, May
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Andy Sands / Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata) pair mating on flower of meadow-sweet. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Bernard Castelein / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) courtship display, Helgoland, Germany May
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Stephen Dalton / Wall Lizards (Lacerta muralis) male and female basking. Umbria, Italy, April.
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Grzegorz Lesniewski / Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) pair mating. Biebrza National Park, Biebrza marshes, Poland, June.
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Grzegorz Lesniewski / Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) mating. Biebrza National Park, Biebrza marshes, Poland, May.
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Nick Upton / Male Green fairy longhorn moth (Adela viridella / Adela reaumurella) courts female, vibrating his long antennae as he approaches her on Mock orange leaf (Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'). Wiltshire g...
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Georgette Douwma / Robust Ghostpipefish (Solenotomus cyanopterus), male and female. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Ernie Janes / RF- Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pair mating in shallow water on beach, Norfolk, UK, December. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Robin Chittenden / Migrant Hawker Dragonflies (Aeshna mixta) mating. Whitlingham Country Park, Norfolk, UK, September.
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Daniel Heuclin / Pyrenean mountain newt / brook salamander (Calotriton / Euproctus asper) mating pair, captive, from Pyreneen mountains, France and Spain, near threatened
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Ernie Janes / Two Black headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) breeding pair interacting, summer plumage, Norfolk, UK
![Antarctic Shag (Leucocarbo / Phalacrocorax [atriceps] bransfieldensis) (also known as blue-eyed shag) pair at their nest with a large chick. Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January.](http://nplimages.infradoxxs.com/cache/tcache/01369680.jpg "Antarctic Shag (Leucocarbo / Phalacrocorax [atriceps] bransfieldensis) (also known as blue-eyed shag) pair at their nest with a large chick. Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, January.")
