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The three colours of a Peacock
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Copyright: Joe Kellard (joey)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1691 W: 242 N: 5580]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (19801) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-04-06 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Fujifilm finepix 4700 |
| Exposure: f/3.5, 1/400 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-05-13 5:10 |
| Viewed: 548 |
| Points: 8 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
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. Although commonly used, peacock is an incorrect term to refer to both sexes. The peahen is brown.
The two species are:
Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus (Asiatic)
Green Peafowl, Pavo muticus (Asiatic)
The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in eastern Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. The peacock is the national bird of India.
The Green Peafowl breeds from Myanmar east to Java. The IUCN lists the Green Peafowl as vulnerable to extinction due to hunting and a reduction in extent and quality of habitat.
The peafowl are forest birds that nest on the ground. The Pavo peafowl are terrestrial feeders but roost in trees.
Both species of Peafowl are believed to be polygamous. However, it has been suggested that "females" entering a male Green Peafowl's territory [3] are really his own juvenile or subadult young (K. B. Woods in litt. 2000) and that Green Peafowl are really monogamous in the wild. People who believe this notion, cite the similarities between the sexes.
Peafowl are omnivorous and eat plant parts, flower petals, seed heads, insects and other arthropods, reptiles, and amphibians.
In common with other members of the Galliformes, males possess metatarsal spurs or "thorns" used primarily during intraspecific fights.
Asiatic peafowl like the Indian Blue Peafowl and especially the Green Peafowl occupy a similar niche as the roadrunners, secretary bird, and seriema. All of these birds hunt for small animals including arthropods on the ground and tall grass and minnows in shallow streams.
Because of human encroachment into their natural territories, peafowl and humans have come into increasing contact. Because of their natural beauty some are reluctant to classify the birds as pests, but their presence can be disturbing.
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makes a good abstract picture and nice to see just the detail and not the bird, on this site.
Super nice colours and patterns. At first glace I wasn't sure what I was looking at but it only too a split second as I have seen similar but futher away. Macro or simply good blowup and framing...it is well done.
Cheers
Bob
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 389 W: 40 N: 730]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif)
(2302) - [2007-05-13 15:28]
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A very interesting abstract of the peacock's plumage JOe.Interesting patterns and colours.
TFS & Cheers
Hi Joe,
Please forgive me, I have no time today for a proper effort today, but I still like the image. Thanks for sharing.
Jan-Hendrik
I'll come back to give the points, I promise.
