20 Beautiful Peacock Pictures
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With its extravagant eye-spotted tail, the peacock (male peafowl) is a beautiful bird to snap a few pictures of. Interestingly, the vibrant color of peacock feathers is actually the result of how the feathers are microscopically structured. Slight changes in the spacing of the feathers’ fibers also change the feathers’ colors.
In fact, the pigment of peacock feathers is brown, only their nanostructure makes them seem blue, turquoise, and green. This unique coloration is also why peacock feathers look iridescent, since light angles affect structural coloration more than pigments.
So why take so much trouble to look beautiful? Charles Darwin thought that peacocks provided a great example of sexual selection, but John Steinbeck had a different perspective: “Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.”
In any case, peacocks are certainly beloved by many photographers.
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Wow, very nice collection!!
And thanks for blogging my photo here 🙂
wawooooooo…
pic is absolutely gooood..
Aww I wish you had seen my peacock photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alessandromartino/7518377680/in/set-72157630458290354
it was really very cute stills..like it so much
it is indeed highly praiseworthy , my sweet love for you all , wish further more in near future – regards – amit, Darjeeling , India
very very nice!i wont’s to you many pic……………..
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Beautiful pictures!!!
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Mais sa a l’air bien.
it’s marvalous
My favorite two shots are the first White one and the one from the backside.. very unique.
I’d also submit my two shots
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/peacock-lawayne-kimbro.html
and
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/peacock-2-lawayne-kimbro.html
oh what a charming and delightful peacock
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I think your photos were very lovely thanks for sharing.
beautiful super
Subhan Allah.v.prety bird and amazing photography.
soooooooo beautiful pics:)
it’s wonderful picutersssssss
hey superb
Wonderful pictures. I really liked it most and thank you for the good job done.
Beautiful. I can say your concentration and dedication is superb.
very nice i like peacock
Very beautiful pics