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saw some gorgeous indian green peafowl at a bird sanctuary over the weekend!!

They're beautiful! They're not Indian though, they're from a lot of regions, and just called Greens ^_^ These look like they could actually be full blooded individuals, rather than hybrids, so that's even cooler! Thanks for sharing!

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Green peafowl Pavo muticus by Oliver Smart Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)

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Thanks to a lovely person re-checking permission, I was reminded of this piece from 12 years ago. A rather big painting of a male Java peafowl, made for the cover of the "Losing Altitude" artbook, which featured endangered and extinct bird species.

I'm still very fond of the paintings I made for that cover, and I feel they were oddly ahead of my skills at the time (or I just regressed lol).

Especially this peacock, with all his endless feathers and textures and colours. It was hell to paint at the time, but now I can still admire the result. I hope you too will enjoy this blast from the past!