Courtship Gallery

Courtship is the process of two people getting to know each other in order to determine if they are compatible for a long-term relationship

Little owl {Athene noctua) pair perched, courtship behaviour, Spain

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Wandering Albatross - Courtship display - Albatross Island - South Georgia - Antarctica JPF30636

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Red-crowned Crane - pair displaying, necks intertwined. In snow Hokkaido, Japan

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) bill rubbing, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, April

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Mute Swans - Pair in courtship behaviour - Back-lit early morning mist rising from the water - Cleveland - UK Digital Manipulation: emphasized heart shape

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European Wolf- alpha male showing affection towards pack leader, the alpha female, in snow, winter Bavaria, Germany

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Brown Hares boxing in Oxordshire February

Two Northern Gannets -Morus bassanus- touching beaks to greet each other, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Capercaillie male & Hen Displaying On Lek in old Caledonian pine forest. Scotland UK

An illustration of a courtship
A scene by Marcus Stone (1840-1921) of a young Regency couple relaxing together on a summers evening

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Red-crowned Crane - Courtship display - Kushiro Shitsugen National Park - Hokkaido - Japan - eastern Eurasia JPF40133

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Great Crested Grebes - Pair beside weed platform, courtship displaying. Hessen, Germany

American Wapiti / Elk - Bugling at sunset
KFO-1378 American Wapiti / Elk - Bugling at sunset Cervus elephus nelsoni Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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Advertisement for Cadburys Cocoa, showing a croquet game, 1899. Hand-colored printed halftone 19th century

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica) pair pre-mating behaviour, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

USA, Alaska, Anchorage. Close-up of male and female moose nuzzle. Credit as: Arthur Morris / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

MUCHA: BISCUIT AD, c1895. Flirt : French lithograph advertisement, c1895, by Alphonse Mucha for Biscuits Lefevre-Utile
MUCHA: BISCUIT AD, c1895. " Flirt" : French lithograph advertisement, c1895, by Alphonse Mucha for Biscuits Lefevre-Utile

Indian / Asian Elephants courting, Corbett National Park, India

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Red Deer - hinds sexually stimulated during the rut

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Bison - Wyoming, USA - Male in rut - Commonly called buffalo - Males weigh up to 2000 pounds-heaviest land mammal in North America-Nearly went extinct by 1894 due to hunting prompting Congress to

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Peacock- male displaying. Asia

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Kagu - Male with crest erect - Rainforests of New Caledonia JPF47259

Great Crested Grebe pair performing courtship dance. Date:

Galah - a pair of Galahs in love sit on a rope with the full moon in their background - Northern Territory, Australia

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Great White Egret - Displaying in tree Venice Rookery, Florida, USA BI000186

Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) courting pair, South coast, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

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Bottlenose dolphins - pair dancing underwater

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

Western bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata), male, displaying beside bower. Ormiston Gorge, West MacDonnell National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

LONGFELLOW: STANDISH, 1886. Why don t you speak for yourself, John? Illustration of John Alden and Priscilla Mullens by Arthur I

LONGFELLOW: STANDISH. The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. John Alden and Priscilla Mullens. Drawing by Charles Stanley Reinhart

MILES STANDISH. Priscilla Mullens wondering to John Alden why Miles Standish does not woo her himself. Wood engraving after George Henry Boughton from a late 19th century edition of Henry Wadsworth

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

Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) displaying, wings in heart shape, Hokkiado, Japan, February

Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male displaying at lek in tree. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) boxing in snow, Scotland, UK, December

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

Australasian crested grebe pair (Podiceps cristatus australis) in courtship display. Ashburton Lakes, Canterbury, New Zealand. August

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) performing their weed dance during courtship. Den Oever, The Netherlands. July

Japanese cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying in snow, Hokkiado, Japan, February

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing, part of ritual courtship, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

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

Red Deer stag in rut Denmark Date:

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

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Play Boy. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Tennis court romance, 1890s or early 1900s
Tennis player distracted by a flirtatious, fashionable woman, circa 1900. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration

Ruffed Grouse - Male engaged in courtship display
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) - Male engaged in courtship display - New York - USA - Display behavior consists of male rapidly beating wings while standing producing a low-pitched

Wild Turkeys - Males in display
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) - Males in display - New York - Widespread in the U.S. and Mexico - reintroduced in much of former range - largest gamebird in North America - birds of the open

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Courtship is the process of two people getting to know each other in order to determine if they are compatible for a long-term relationship. It usually involves activities such as going on dates, talking, and spending time together. During courtship, couples may discuss their hopes and dreams for the future, religious beliefs, family values, and other important topics. It also allows them to get to know each other's personalities better before deciding whether or not they want to pursue a committed relationship. Ultimately, courtship is an important step in any romantic relationship as it helps both parties decide if they are truly compatible with one another before making a commitment.