Outta my way, Buster! by goodoleboy
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Faster than a speeding bullet!
Another peacock capture from the beautiful Los Angeles County Botanic Garden located in beautiful Arcadia, California.
This guy was moving at seemingly warp speed, as indicated by the blurred right foot, and didn't want to be messed with. I saw him coming from just a few yards away but he was so determined to get to his destination it was all I could do to quickly aim the camera and click the shutter -- one reason for my inadvertantly cutting off his left foot at the bottom of the photo. I think I did reasonably well considering the circumstances. Not exactly like photographing sheep or snails, heh heh.
There have been comments about peacocks emitting terrible sounds. No kidding! I live about 1-1/2 miles from Paddison Farm, a sizeable acreage sporting some farm artifacts, and populated by several peacocks. The first time I ever heard the noises around the farm I thought someone was being tortured, or perhaps were screams from the depths of hell. The only other thing I can think of comparable to their squawking and yelling is the blood curdling wail of banshees. To top it off, the farm is not isolated from civilization, but situated in a business and residential area. How can the neighbors stand it?
Okay, enough for today. Thanks for dropping by, and do everything I wouldn't do!
Comments (17)
Valerie-Ducom
I like this color of this bird!! Good day ;)
zoren
he's a beaut!!!! excellent shot on the move!, my neighbors complained about the two I had and I had to move them to another location where they can be as loud as they want! great morning alarm clocks though.
_Guffi_
So colorful animals, beautiful :)
Ionel
Beautiful and nasty! Very nice presentation!!!
MrsLubner
Yup, the feathers are nice but the bird is unpleasant. Its noise is horrid - about as welcome as a rooster farm would be at daybreak... We had a peacock farm in the center of our little town when I was growing up and the screams could be heard for miles! BTW, did you know that peacock is delicious?
LENK911
I LOVE THESE BIRDS AND COLLECT PICTURES AND PEACOCK ITEMS. I ALSO LIVED RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO 3 LIVELY ONES FOR A YEAR. I WAS CRAZED BY THEM IN THE EVENING LIKE YOU SAY 'SCREAMS FORM THE PITS OF HELL'. THAT'S SO FUNNY! I STILL LIKE THEM BUT CAN'T STAND THEIR NOISE. ANY MORE PICS OR SKINS? LOL.
npauling
Great shot and title. They are a very colourful bird perhaps to make up for their raucous sound.
morningglory
We both put up beautifully colored birds today......
Richardphotos
I wonder what they taste like!excellent action capture
jocko500
this is veryu good shot as he goes by you
Zacko
Faster than a speeding bullet you say? And yet so many of them cant unrun one when it really counts, lol. I am probably the only person around who dont think peacocks are pretty. Sure when they spread their wings they look mighty impressive....but whats up with the rest of it? That long neck and small head....it just looks so unproportional doesnt it? Neat capture and once again you have cracked me up with your funny notes. #:O)
frankie96
A bird on a mission...he is colorful though...
B_PEACOCK
Hey when we are in a hurry you got to just say move !!! Awesome looking shot
mermaid
lol... yep, you stepped aside to let him have his way, but nevertheless you captured him very well (not that he will ever know about..lol)
gingerlou
Another beautiful capture, bravo!!
Biffowitz
Holy cow, the're so quick I almost missed this post. Good capture of a moving target oldboy. You might of clipped off a little of the foot, but it still looks good, cool shot!!
tennesseecowgirl
another great shot.. The ones I remember taking photos of seemed to move slower but I remember if was in the middle of summer so maybe they were slower in the summer hot months.. or they were perhaps behaving for me haha.. Nice shot