Indian peacocks displaying on a forest road in Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Blue Peafowl or Indian Peafowl

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- Televisa Game (Mexico) 28-Apr-2020

Cartagena, Colombia

When we took our grandson to The Greater Vancouver Zoo last Saturday, he was so excited to see the peacocks!

The Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus), a large and brightly coloured bird, is a species of peafowl native to South Asia, but introduced in many other parts of the world.

The male, or peacock, is predominantly blue with a fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots. These stiff feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship. Wikipedia

Peacock at Folsom Zoo, California

A male peacock showing his feathers off to spectacular effect.

Taken at Powis Castle.

Brownsea Island, Dorset

Aglais io - Peacock Butterfly, On Buddleia, in my garden.

at Auburn Botanic Gardens, NSW Australia

Captured On My Way Home

Replaced another peacock photo I just posted that I deleted with this one as it came out better.

Seen at Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens located in Hilo, Hawaii [Big Island].

Autumn, Groningen, The Netherlands

In Rathdrum 23 Jul 2023

Peacock (Phasianidae Galliformes)

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These little guys are so cool looking. Peacock Fly, photographed at Conowingo Dam in Maryland.

European peacock (Aglais io) perched on a flower.

Rusałka pawik (Aglais io) siedzący na kwiatku.

Sunning on some blackthorn...what started as a walk for warblers (Chiffchaff singing everywhere), turned into a feast of butterflies...River Clyde at Baron's Haugh NR, Motherwell

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He was just staring at me so I had to get this shot. Didn't really trust the bird....lol

I just happened to pass a Peacock the other day, I made it leave the road side and guided it into the wood.

Peacock male

::: Captured in Bávaro, provincia La Altagracia, República Dominicana.

The Peacock is a omnivorous ground-feeder bird that eats insects, plants, seeds, and flower heads. The Blue Peacock (Pavo cristatus) finds his habitat in India and Sri Lanka.

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A peacock displaying in Ranthambhore National Park in India! As the peacock would turn, different colors would appear! Mostly greens, pink and blues.

Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa

I love peacock feathers so beautiful

In my garden 18th August 2019 Stafford UK

Taken at or close to Nannerth Farm

A Peacock taken at Mortimores Wood LNR, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK on the 22nd March 2022.

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One of the many Indian Peafowls to be found near the children's petting zoo at Beacon Hill Park, BC.

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Flamingo Gardens, Davie, Florida.

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