Dressed to Impress and Flaunting It
There are quite a few peafowl living free in the hills on the east side of the City of Vallejo. I saw this fine fellow at Blue Rock Springs Park, where he attracted quite a crowd of human onlookers, and seemed to enjoy the attention. The peahens were very busy taking care of their peachicks, and ignoring him completely.
Fun facts about peafowl:
- A group of peafowl is called an ostentation, muster, party, or pride.
- When a peacock fans its tail, its feathers quiver, emitting a low-frequency sound inaudible to human ears. Depending on whether they want to attract females from far away or up close, they can change the sound by shaking different parts of their feathers.
- Microscopic crystal-like structures in their feathers give them that iridescence
- They shed those feathers every year.
- They can fly! ( Usually not far, though.)
- They live 15 - 20 years in the wild.
mentalfloss.com/article/62371/9-feathery-facts-about-peac...
For TMI’s “Those Amazing Animals” August challenge:
The peacock photograph and all textures are my own.
Dressed to Impress and Flaunting It
There are quite a few peafowl living free in the hills on the east side of the City of Vallejo. I saw this fine fellow at Blue Rock Springs Park, where he attracted quite a crowd of human onlookers, and seemed to enjoy the attention. The peahens were very busy taking care of their peachicks, and ignoring him completely.
Fun facts about peafowl:
- A group of peafowl is called an ostentation, muster, party, or pride.
- When a peacock fans its tail, its feathers quiver, emitting a low-frequency sound inaudible to human ears. Depending on whether they want to attract females from far away or up close, they can change the sound by shaking different parts of their feathers.
- Microscopic crystal-like structures in their feathers give them that iridescence
- They shed those feathers every year.
- They can fly! ( Usually not far, though.)
- They live 15 - 20 years in the wild.
mentalfloss.com/article/62371/9-feathery-facts-about-peac...
For TMI’s “Those Amazing Animals” August challenge:
The peacock photograph and all textures are my own.