An adult male blue-footed booby performs a mating dance on March 4 on the Galapagos Islands. Photo: VCG

A pair of peacocks fly over a river in April 2018 in Huanggang, Central China’s Hubei province. Photo: VCG

A golden pheasant stares at a pile of wood in January 2017 in Pingdingshan, Central China’s Henan province. Photo: VCG

A spotted owl peers down from under a tree branch on March 11 in Ahmedabad, India. Photo: VCG

A kingfisher perches on a signpost on Sept. 1 in Wimborne Minster, the U.K. Photo: VCG

A bird clings to two reed stems on Oct. 28 in Lancaster, the U.K. Photo: VCG

Two birds ruffle each other’s feathers in a garden in the U.K. on Feb. 23. Photo: VCG

A flock of flamingos gathers in a lake in Kenya in August 2018. Photo: VCG