Saturday, April 22, 2006

Easter Finest


Happy Easter! It’s spring and time to put on your Easter finest. This male peacock (females are called peahens) was displaying his finest in front of the lower flamingo pool. He put on a show for more than 15 minutes, arching his feathers and shaking his auburn tail feathers.

Several peacocks roam the grounds (it’s ironic that a group of them are called a “pride”) and are rather tame around people. It’s not appropriate to reach out and touch its feathers, but you can walk within 6 feet of the bird without it getting upset.