I think I had forgotten how amazingly showy the feathers of a peacock are. I photographed this one while in South Carolina recently. I did a little reading about peacocks once I got back home and was reminded that peacocks are indeed only the male gender of the peafowl species, the females are referred to as peahens. I didn't know that peafowls are part of the pheasant family.
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| all in the name of courtship |
Peacocks display their iridescent plumage as part of courtship. This peacock fanned his feathers with what I swear was a sense of pride. Aren't his feathers amazing? Those colors are unbelievably intense!
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