#peahen

[revretch]

So a lot of moths have these big eyespots on their wings as a threat display. It looks like a big scary predator's eyes are staring at you from the dark, you'll back off. Makes sense, right?

Only peacocks also have eyespots, but in their case it's primarily a mating display. So what's up with peahens that they're like "oh yeah, all those big scary predators staring me down is super hot"??

[mind-if-i-scream]

Bald eagle had an unexpected visitor

From the Wildlife Rescue of Dade County Eagle Cam

[lakhanto]

Peacock raptors

The girls are fightinnngg

Stuff I did back in like, 2014 lol. My first prides and joys

lost the original files tho, so this is but what remains snif

[withmama]

let's look over there with mama

[thereweredragonshere]

PSA!!!

THIS IS A PEACOCK. A MALE PEAFOWL.

THIS IS A PEAHEN. A FEMALE PEAFOWL.

THE DEFAULT NAME OF THIS SPECIES OF BIRD IS NOT PEACOCK. IT IS PEAFOWL. THIS BIRD IS CALLED A PEAFOWL. IF YOU CALL A FEMALE PEAFOWL A PEACOCK, THAT IS INCORRECT. IT IS A PEAHEN. A FEMALE PEAFOWL.

THIS IS CALLED AN INDIAN PEAFOWL

and NO. The white peafowls AREN'T the females, that's an Indian peafowl with Leucism. This PEAFOWL can be either a PEACOCK or PEAHEN.

YES??? OKAY???

PEACOCK IS A SEX SPECIFIC TERM. PEAFOWL IS THE NAME OF THE BIRD.

I AM BEGGING YOU TO CALL IT A FUCKING PEAFOWL.

[pandadrake]

Saw that video of the chicken raising a peacock that was floating around and thought it was very Gustave-and-Maelle-coded.

He’s so proud of his 9,999-damage-per-hit sister-daughter.

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WatercolorWednesday :

Peacocks and Peahens

Nathadwara, Rajasthan, India, mid 19th c.

Opaque watercolor on cotton (pichhwai)

230 x 180 cm (90 9/16 x 70 7/8 in.)

Harvard Art Museums 1995.85

[spltlvlhous]