The Other Side of a Peacock

@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Nov 16

The back side is interesting I thought. The stronger feathers forming patterns and the softer downy ones.

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

8 Nov 16

@JudyEv yes it is very interesting and cool.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22405)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

7 Nov 16

Noisy brutes, peacocks. Yes, I have seen both sides of the one that lived in the grounds of a house we lived in once some years ago.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

7 Nov 16

Yeah...they've been cursed..

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pgn

@pgntwo (22405)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

8 Nov 16

@vandana7 What peacock lore do you know of?

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Nov 16

You're right. They are very noisy but make good watch-dogs.

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Cynthia Owens

@cindiowens (5120)

• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

7 Nov 16

Was he trying to tell you something??

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

7 Nov 16

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Nov 16

Probably!

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Jenning

@Jenning (2016)

• Nigeria

8 Nov 16

Indeed. What a backside they have. Wait a minute, are they wild?

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

This one was in a wildlife park so he wasn't really wild. He was pretty keen to strut his stuff so to speak. :)

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

@Jenning Yes there are but not in Australia. They are apparently in India and Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Java and parts of Africa.

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Jenning

@Jenning (2016)

• Nigeria

8 Nov 16

@JudyEv But are there naturally wild peacocks?

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

7 Nov 16

He sure gave you the back side!

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Nov 16

He did indeed! It's probably not his best side though. :)

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43655)

• Denver, Colorado

7 Nov 16

Wow. That's pretty.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

7 Nov 16

Oh come on now..

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Nov 16

Pretty fancy isn't it? Not a patch on the front but still interesting.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Nov 16

What a strange picture to be shown so early in the morning.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

6 Apr 17

@JudyEv I would answer that but I may be accused of telling tails.

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Apr 17

I don't know how but I missed a heap of comments on this post. Is there an optimum time for 'tail' shots?

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Apr 17

@Asylum In which case you could be tarred and feathered.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (209129)

• United States

8 Nov 16

They really are beautiful I must say!

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Apr 17

Sorry I missed a response to this way back when! Every the back view is pretty 'involved'.

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

7 Nov 16

Makes me wonder whether he is trying to attract one from front and one from "back side".. you know have his cake and eat it too kind.

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@vandana7 (102698)

• India

8 Nov 16

@JudyEv ..bigamy is not unlawful perhaps...but peacocks can dirty the yard..

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

Could be. I wouldn't put anything past the animal kingdom.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502729)

• Italy

8 Nov 16

Seen this way it's only a big turkey with a fan.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502729)

• Italy

6 Apr 17

@JudyEv So true, the tail of the female is not as glamorous as the one of males.

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Apr 17

I missed this back in November. I was surprised to see the females spreading their tails too although they weren't nearly as glamorous.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

8 Nov 16

he has quite the floofy bum!

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

You don't have a mouthful of tea do you? Imagine him trying to clean that after a bout of diahhroea.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

10 Nov 16

@JudyEv I set it down upon reading your first sentence...and bwhahahah awful!!!!

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14795)

• Ireland

8 Nov 16

@judyev It's as shocking as thinking that there's a dark side to the moon.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14795)

• Ireland

8 Nov 16

@JudyEv Well I've never seen it myself, but my friend Michael's giant pet rabbit ... but that's another story.

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

You mean there isn't? :)

@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

@xFiacre Sounds like you just need a bit of encouragement to come up with something witty and wise - or maybe dark and daggy.

DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

8 Nov 16

Love it!

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

It's a sight not often seen by the general public I guess.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

8 Nov 16

Absolutely gorgeous! Stunning!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Nov 16

@JudyEv Yes it is!

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

It's pretty neat for a backside isn't it? lol

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Joy

@PurnaSharma (2562)

• Guwahati, India

8 Nov 16

Well done ! you did exceptional task..

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Apr 17

Thanks. I'm sorry I missed this comment back in November.

41Combedale

@41CombedaleRoad (5966)

• Greece

8 Nov 16

If that peacock could have talked he would have given you a beakful! Sneaking around his back like that and letting us see the reverse side of all that beauty he had on display!

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

Not sure what to reply to that.

I wonder if he ever worries about what he is revealing when he does his display. I've been away quite a bit so off to catch up with your posts. I thought perhaps you'd been away too but by the discussions you've put up it seems not. It can be hard to keep up with everyone. :)

Gus Kilthau

@Ceerios (4698)

• Goodfellow, Texas

8 Nov 16

@JudyEv - Ms Judy - I can just visualize Vince sneaking up behind that peacock to make this photo. He needs to watch out, for when sneaking up behind peacocks, he is sneaking up behind one of the meanest, peckingest birdies on the planet. By the way, the viewpoint of this posting is very nicely contrarian, and I enjoyed it a lot. -Gus-

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@JudyEv (382412)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 16

The peacock was quite happy to turn his back on us so we didn't do any sneaking at all.

Glad you enjoyed it.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91155)

• United States

8 Nov 16

I've never seen the back-side of a peacock before and it's quite amazing. I have seen a peacock with his tail open from the front. It's pretty indeed either from the front or the back

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