A close-up of a peacock's tail. Taken while the peacock in question was strutting merrily around the place and very rudely refused to stand stil, so it was a bit of a challenge! Especially as we were in the shade of a group of trees so I was trying to get a picture that was not entirely dark and murky. But I feel it came out well in the end.
This particular peacock was at Trevarno Gardens in Cornwall. As soon as we stepped into the garden we could hear the screech of a peacock, and it seemed almost to trail us as we wandered about, but staying high up and invisible in the trees. It felt like we were hunting the Snipe. It wasn't until we reached the tea garden that we actually saw the peafowl running happily about.
Incidentally, I hadn't realised that the snipe is a real kind of bird, one that's notoriously difficult for hunters to catch - and that's where the word "sniper" comes from. Who knew?
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