‘Moonwalking’ Birds and Other Crazy Courtship Rituals - 1
Published 18 Feb 2018, 07:49 GMT
A male red-capped manakin performs his signature ‘moonwalk’ dance to a female.
A male Vogelkof bowerbird stands in his bower entrance, holding an orange fruit he has just brought to complement his decorations of berries, fungi, and leaves.
Western grebes 'walk' on water during their courtship dance.
Photograph by Tammy Wolfe, Alamy
A male Wahnes's parotia bird of paradise performs a ballerina display.
Bald eagles are locked in a courtship embrace during a dramatic aerial display.
Photograph by Harry Eggens