
The Common Peafowl (Pavo Christatus) is better known as a peacock. The adult males are wildly colorful, and would look right at home in a Las Vegas chorus line.

These birds weren’t seen in Vegas, but at Manuka State Wayside Park, when I was down that way earlier this year. It was only when I saw them that I remembered I’d seen them there before, when I first moved to the island and lived just down the road for a while.

There are a few wild populations on the islands, but supposedly, most are quite shy. These weren’t, wandering around the parking and picnic areas, and entirely indifferent to those of us taking photos.

You’ve really captured the blue as well as the length and variety of the bird’s plumage.
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The blue is stunning. They’re just all around colorful birds.
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The neighbours down the road have peacocks 🙄
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Are they loud?
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Yes. They also have no concept of time
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Like roosters then!
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Yep
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Nature at its most flamboyant, hey, Graham? Quite wonderful.
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Not sure I’d want to drag that tail around all day!
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When I moved to Finland, I saw peacocks wandering around in the woods and thought they belonged to Finnish fauna (I was 9). Turns out they’d escaped the nearby zoo. If I saw some wandering around in Hawaii, I wouldn’t bat an eye!
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They’re not common here, but the ones at this park seem to carry on fine and are quite used to mingling with people passing through.
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