When did I walk into a Zoo?

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So, as I am trying to fulfill wishlist requests this week, I have posted this photo in partial response to the zoo request.   Though there are zoo pictures in our future, I had to put this one up anyway.  Here’s why: 

I was on assignment photographig His Lordships Kindness in Prince Georges county for furture MDDP posts.   I was disappointed becasue, though the signs say tours are available from 10-4 on thursdays, I later found out from the internet that such times don’t apply in February.   So I was walking around the grounds by myself.  Coming, at last, to the perfect spot, to frame the the house in a shot between some bushes, I looked down and said, “(expetive) (expletive) is that a peacock?”  
But I looked again, and there it was.  I thought, “What’s a peacock doing in Clinton?”

Then, I took a photo, examined the photo, and looked up to find that he had moved.  Then I realized he hadn’t moved but that there were two of them…. and then a third.  Upon my return to the office and the wikipediaing of peacocks, I found out that only the males are peacocks and that I can’t really tell what kind this is.  So, what I have for you today is a picture of free state peafoul. 

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5 responses so far ↓

  • 1 LEC // Feb 11, 2008 at 12:28 AM

    I thought this was maryland(weekday)dailyphoto.com?

  • 2 Bryan // Feb 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM

    Peacocks were kept my wealthy families in the states and by aristocratic families in Europe, basically as lawn ornaments. The also serve as a sort of early home security system as they can be loud and obnoxious to strangers. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.

  • 3 trish // Feb 11, 2008 at 12:06 PM

    The Peahen, is brown and grey and rather dull. So I’m guessing by this bright blue plumage, what you are looking at is in fact, a peacock.

  • 4 Jorg Haider // Feb 11, 2008 at 3:39 PM

    Amazing peafoul! So noble and free! I bet his family has lived there for centuries!

  • 5 His Lordship’s Kindness // Jun 26, 2008 at 12:15 AM

    [...] I realized the other day that I never gave another full shot of His Lordship’s Kindness, which was the site of this picture.  [...]

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