Peacocks are probably my third favourite bird, after penguins and flamingos.  Wait…I forgot owls…and toucans…hmm, maybe peacocks are my fifth favourite bird.  Anyway, I’m getting side-tracked.  They are very pretty in any case.  I’ve yet to capture a male displaying his train of feathers – surely the holy grail of peacock shots – but here is a collection of my favourite photos to date.

Beak-to-Beak (Palazzo Borromeo, Isola Bella) (Credit: Paul Adnitt)

True blue (Castle of São Jorge, Lisbon)

Bum shot (Leeds Castle, Kent)

Not So Drab (Lisbon, Portugal)

Tentative Chicks (Lisbon)

Snow White (Isola Bella, Italy)

The Train (Holland Park, London)

Elegant Snooze (Castle of São Jorge, Lisbon)

Strut (Isola Bella, Italy) (Credit: Paul Adnitt)