Petey the Peacock Poses

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Petey the Peacock Poses

[hlthe2b]

1. I have always wondered how such a uniquely beautiful bird could have evolved...

Nothing about it seems particularly adapted to survival, but boy are those males gorgeous.

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2. That's a good question.

Petey likes to strut his stuff, even when he's leaving the room:

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6. What a beautiful show off!

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9. He was pretty impressive.

[KT2000]

3. for survival they can be aggressive

nephew owns a business repairing/replacing transmissions in large equipment. Vehicles are lined up in the lot to be repaired. When one of the guys has to go out and get the vehicle/bulldozer, etc. into the shop they have to wait until a neighbor's errant peacock is not around. The peacock attacks the guys while they are trying to get into the vehicles - like really attacks!

Years ago the female wandered into his shop area so the male peacock jumped the fence for love. Female is gone but the male continues to guard the vehicles.
It's a problem.

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10. I think I read somewhere that they were used as guard animals in palaces back in the day.

I can't for the life of me think of where, but this discussion jogged a faint recollection of it. It was because of that loud cry they make when monitoring their territory against intruders.

[KT2000]

11. Makes sense

sometimes the guys have to use their cell phone because they are stuck in the trucks with the peacock waiting for them to get out too.

I think it actually adds to the workers' day - everyone gets a laugh.

Once my nephew had a dispute with a crow - bad idea. The metal roof of the workshop was bombarded with rocks from the whole crow gang for a summer. He knows now - never make eye contact with a crow unless you are putting food out.

[CrispyQ]

12. LOL

I worked with a guy who had a couple of peacocks, and he said they were as good as any watch dog he'd ever had.

[alfredo]

14. Put out a mirror, that will distract him forever.

[Skittles]

4. PETEY THINKS HE IS ALL THAT

and...he kinda is

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8. Oh, he most definitely thought he was all that.

[Callalily]

5. Beautiful!!

Peacocks are such beautiful animals.

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7. Yes, they are.

We were at a wedding in the Sierra foothills at the beginning of summer. Petey was strut'n his stuff all over the place.

[Mira]

13. OMG - I'll save this -

and not only to show what Lapis really looks like. Phenomenal.

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15. Thank you Mira.

What a compliment! I'm glad you liked it.