16 Jun 2014

A Regal bird .....

A bird from the pheasant family .
Train of tail feathers adds to the grandeur .
All dressed in metallic blue-green colors with a fan shaped crest on its head ...The Peacock



Behind the stunningly beautiful plumage there lies a complex structure that changes color with the angle of incident light . In general the diversity in the birds feathers can be explained just by two factors pigments and simple structures in the feathers that interfere with the incident light.




This bird is celebrated in Indian and Greek mythology .The folklore associated with the  eyes in the tail of the peacock exists in Greek mythology. It is also known as'' bird with a hundred eyes''
A bird that is hard to miss....