http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/01/10/the-peacocks-whoop/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Sat, 18 May 2013 01:47:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/01/10/the-peacocks-whoop/comment-page-1/#comment-21668 Kate St. John Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:19:21 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=61218#comment-21668 Yes, the “tail” is actually his elongated upper tail coverts.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/01/10/the-peacocks-whoop/comment-page-1/#comment-21666 Kate St. John Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:18:10 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=61218#comment-21666 Diane, the image of your parrot responding made me laugh out loud.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/01/10/the-peacocks-whoop/comment-page-1/#comment-21665 Maren Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:16:12 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=61218#comment-21665 Leaving aside the soundworks, this video shows well that the peacock’s tail isn’t really a tail, it’s more of a shoulder-crest.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2013/01/10/the-peacocks-whoop/comment-page-1/#comment-21664 Diane Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:16:02 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=61218#comment-21664 My African Grey parrot loved this video. She immediately started calling to him. I’m not sure that is a good thing but it sure is funny!

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