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
