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Aves Galliformes Phasianidae
Pavo Christatus
Leucistic Peacock
This particular specimen died by drowning in a water tank. This is a fully adult male with an exceptionally good quality of plumage. In fact, the only thing that required replacement was his crest which is made of tail covert goose feathers. This practice of breeding white peacocks has an extremely long history, despite the fact that the breeders may not have had an understanding of the process, they were able to get results. White peacocks have long represented purity, as well as divine or royal authority. In order to accentuate these elements, I chose to gild the beak legs and talons with 23.5 k gold.
Pavo Christatus
Leucistic Peacock
This particular specimen died by drowning in a water tank. This is a fully adult male with an exceptionally good quality of plumage. In fact, the only thing that required replacement was his crest which is made of tail covert goose feathers. This practice of breeding white peacocks has an extremely long history, despite the fact that the breeders may not have had an understanding of the process, they were able to get results. White peacocks have long represented purity, as well as divine or royal authority. In order to accentuate these elements, I chose to gild the beak legs and talons with 23.5 k gold.
Image size
648x972px 338.37 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D300
Shutter Speed
10/2500 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Apr 29, 2009, 9:24:38 AM
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Stunning 
Both the craftsmanship that must have gone into making it as beautiful as this, as in the photograp itself: so gorgeous 
Both the craftsmanship that must have gone into making it as beautiful as this, as in the photograp itself: so gorgeous