Bird Series - The Indian Peafowl

They are plenty in number walking all over the fields and plantations. I have seen juveniles, adults and quite easy grabs if you have long lens. Some of them are friendly with humans too which enabled me to shoot quite clearly on some occasions. The problem with peafowl is their wider body. It is difficult to pull clear picture with f/5.6, at the same time bumping to f/8.0 reduces shutter speed and thus increasing blurriness. If the peafowls are friendly and you have soft sunlight swept on them, then its your lucky day. Even f/9.0 gives shutter speed of 1/400s enough to capture decent images in 300mm focal length. On lucky day, the closely perched peacock allowed me to shoot some crisp image with help of morning soft sunlight. That was the exciting moment to me when silky feathers of peafowl shone by soft light from sun. Here are the pictures for you!

The male beauty enamours souls of nature lovers. The feather spread is something gift to these male peacocks. Most of the photographs focus on capturing beauty of males with vibrant colours. The spreading of weather with exciting calls are quite common here during Monsoon season. On other occasions, they show-off to attract females. I missed them shooting on many occasions during monsoon season which I repent now. Hopefully in subsequent months, I will offset those misses. 

Peacocks are beautiful for viewers but not dear to villagers due to their spoiling nature. They feed on insects or snakes, at the same time, spoil the crops and vegetable harvest. I have seen them personally spoiling the hard work of farmers. But we cant help it. They too are loosing habitat which prompts them to feed on human cultivation. The only way to balance is restore their habitat.

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