Peacock & Flamingo

The male (peacock) has beautiful iridescent blue-green or green coloured plumage. The "tail" or "train," isn't the true tail but the highly elongated upper tail covering. The train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. Both species have a head crest. Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent body of feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Colorful iridescent feathers Peafowl are native to India, Burma, Java. Ceylon, Malaya. and Congo. Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peachick walking next to mom Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The female (peahen)has a mixture of dull green, brown, and gray in her plumage. She lacks the long tail of the male but has a crest. Females can also display their plumage to ward off danger to her young or other female competition. Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peahens must teach their peachicks how and what to eat Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacocks with the most elaborate trains were typically most effective in attracting females Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Mothers and babies walk the lawn in the early morning and devour just about anything small that moves Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peafowl are considered to be polygymous. However in captivity, Green Peafowl and African Peafowl are monogamous, with males assisting in nest defense, chick rearing, and chick brooding. The male's bond with offspring may extend indefinitely. First-year chicks that have been weaned by their mothers generally join their father's social unit to forage and rest. In Green Peafowl, it is impossible to distinguish juvenile and subadult green peafowls from their mothers and hence their polygynous nature is hard to establish. There is some anectodotal evidence suggesting that Green Peafowl may have very complex social lives that may include the adoption of one and two year old juveniles by their three and four year old sub-adult siblings. Peafowl are unusual amongst the Galliformes in their capacity for sustained flight. All known genera of the peafowl family exhibit complex flight displays. Each race of the Green Peafowl has its own respective wing shape and flight display behavior. Green Peafowls in Java are often observed flying out to sea where the birds gather on islets some miles from shore. African Peafowl have unusually large wings in relation to their weight. The wings have a highly unusual shape as well. The African Peafowl or Afropavo wing is prominently marked in both sexes in striking patterns and colours. All known species of peafowl perch on emergent trees that stand above the canopy. Chicks of Indian Peafowl are sometimes carried on the backs of the parent birds as they fly into the security of a tree to roost. Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Young peacock Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacocks head and iridescent blue neck Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peachick watching mom Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent body of feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Many of the brilliant colors of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon based on periodic nanostructures found in the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peachick in the grass Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peafowl consist of three species of bird in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are most notable for the male's extravagant tail, a result of sexual selection, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. In common English usage, however, "peacock" is used to mean either gender of peafowl. Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Colorful iridescent eyelike ocelli are located on the highly elongated tail coverts; as many as 175 ocelli may be present on an adult male Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Adorable peachick relaxing Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacocks shimmering iridescence is captivating as they strut their colorful feathers. Their raucous cries, with a hint of laughter, are extremely loud and obnoxious Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Colorful iridescent feathers Peafowl are relatives of pheasants. Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacock displaying a fan of tail feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Proud peacock Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Many of the brilliant colors of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon based on periodic nanostructures found in the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Many of the brilliant colors of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon based on periodic nanostructures found in the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacock trying to attract a peahens attention Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent body of feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent body of feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacocks feet Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent body of feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Many of the brilliant colors of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon based on periodic nanostructures found in the barbules (fiber-like components) of the feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent body of feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks train feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when the tail is fanned. Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacocks head and iridescent blue neck Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacocks head and iridescent blue neck Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent ocelli Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Peacocks head and iridescent blue neck Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

The peacocks beautifully iridescent body of feathers Waimea Valley Botanical Garden, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i