71018 Green Peacock Courtship

Description

The male peacock is brightly colored, with a predominantly blue fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colorful eyespots. These stiff feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship. Despite the length and size of these covert feathers, peacocks are still capable of flight. Peahens lack the train, and have a greenish lower neck and duller brown plumage. The Indian peafowl lives mainly on the ground in open forest or on land under cultivation where they forage for berries, grains but also prey on snakes, lizards, and small rodents. Their loud calls make them easy to detect, and in forest areas often indicate the presence of a predator such as a tiger. They forage on the ground in small groups and usually try to escape on foot through undergrowth and avoid flying, though they fly into tall trees to roost.
1、象征权利
因为孔雀美丽并且具有美好的品德，多被绣在人们的官袍之上，作为一种权利的象征。不少人在家中选择有孔雀花翎或者是孔雀图案的花瓶、画，都是在期望能够得到权利，官运畅通无阻。
2、美好爱情
孔雀除了象征权利以外，还象征着爱情。因为白孔雀的头部是白色的，正符合人们对于白头到老的美好期盼，因此孔雀在情人眼中，也就成为了美好爱情的一种象征，希望爱情能够圆满。
3、优美才华
孔雀自身十分美丽，带有一种高贵之感，在神话中也是一种美丽与才华兼具的象征。因此在我国，孔雀还象征着优美与才华，是对美丽女性的赞美，和对学富五车的才子的称赞。