This photo represents what I believe to be an indian peafowl (male peacock) flashing its feathers which is typically used a courtship ritual between male and female peacocks. It is located on a farm in Currie, North Carolina where there are currently no other peacocks around so it is curious as to why it would be flashing it feathers. One reason could be that it was trying to attract a female peacock, which are called peahens, from far away. Surprisingly, these feathers can also be used as a defense mechanism so maybe the peacock found danger in his usual surroundings and decided to spread his feathers as a form of defense. They can also do this to warn other peacocks of danger. There is really no telling why the peafowl did this but it was interesting to see this happen in his typical environment.

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