This Peacock is bold in presentation, likes to display his wares, but tred carefully he can be a bit flighty and disappear never to be seen again.
Here are some more facts about the “Peacock”
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are best known for the male's extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. "Peacock" is an incorrect term when referring to both sexes.
The male (peacock) Indian Peafowl has iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The so-called "tail" of the peacock, also termed the "train", is not the tail quill feathers but highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned, also commonly know as “the brown eye”.
Both species of Peafowl are believed to be polygamous. However, it has been suggested that "females" entering a male Green Peafowl's territory [4] are really his own juvenile or subadult young (K. B. Woods in litt. 2000) and that Green Peafowl are really monogamous in the wild. Those who subscribe to this notion cite the similarities between the sexes, such as memory of an elephant, the need to sit down to pee, and elongated preening time.
In common with other members of the Galliformes, males possess metatarsal spurs or "thorns" used primarily during intraspecific fights. Peacocks however prefer to use the open hand to slap rivals, followed by insessant clucking for days afterwards. Because of their natural beauty some are reluctant to classify the birds as pests, but their presence can be disturbing, especially when omitting strange odors and sideways glances.
Here are some more facts about the “Peacock”
The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are best known for the male's extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. "Peacock" is an incorrect term when referring to both sexes.
The male (peacock) Indian Peafowl has iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The so-called "tail" of the peacock, also termed the "train", is not the tail quill feathers but highly elongated upper tail coverts. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned, also commonly know as “the brown eye”.
Both species of Peafowl are believed to be polygamous. However, it has been suggested that "females" entering a male Green Peafowl's territory [4] are really his own juvenile or subadult young (K. B. Woods in litt. 2000) and that Green Peafowl are really monogamous in the wild. Those who subscribe to this notion cite the similarities between the sexes, such as memory of an elephant, the need to sit down to pee, and elongated preening time.
In common with other members of the Galliformes, males possess metatarsal spurs or "thorns" used primarily during intraspecific fights. Peacocks however prefer to use the open hand to slap rivals, followed by insessant clucking for days afterwards. Because of their natural beauty some are reluctant to classify the birds as pests, but their presence can be disturbing, especially when omitting strange odors and sideways glances.
And in the Butterfly world The Peacock butterfly may refer to:
The European peacock butterfly,
Any of the Anartia genus of butterflies, including the White Peacock, the Brown-eye-Peacock, the Eatcock Peacock, and the Blown Peacock.
The Peacock Pansy (Junonia almana) of the family Nymphalidae which is found in South Asia. Named after its petal like qualities.
However new images have come to light of this strange and mysterious “Peacock”. His shape and form seemed to of changed somewhat, which brings a whole new meaning to the term “I have blown my cap”.
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Readers would probably realise that TKA can still ride up mountains with one arm tied behind his back faster that any other CoT members...
Dream on, bull-winkle.
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