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Peacock


Peacock
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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (sily) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-13
Categories: Birds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-16 12:52
Viewed: 1106
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus is a species of bird in the genus Pavo of the Phasianidae family. The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in India and Sri Lanka.

The species is found in dry semi-desert grasslands, scrub and deciduous forests. It forages and nests on the ground but roosts on top of trees. It eats mainly seeds, but also some insects, fruits and reptiles.

The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. The Indian Peacock has beautiful iridescent blue-green plumage. The upper tail coverts are enormously elongated and ornate with an eye at the end of each feather. The female plumage is a mixture of dull green, grey and iridescent blue, with the greenish-grey predominating. In the breeding season, females can be told apart from the lack of the long tail feathers also known as the train. Peahens can be distinguished from males in the non-breeding season by the green colour of the neck as opposed to the blue on the males.
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Ooooo Aaahhhhhhh Very romantic...... Love the colors! BRAVO!
Linda

Hello
beautiful and creative
tfs

Hi Tanja,
I love what you did with the peacocks tails. It brings a little mystery to the photo. The colours turned out beautiful and I found your notes interesting. Janice

  • Great 
  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-09-08 1:37]

What a superb peacock that you have well captured. The effect around the bird is nice. Useful note too.
Bravo Tanja and thanks for sharing.

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