Here's another story from the Karanji lake, Mysore. During my visit, I was able to witness two peacocks competing for the attention of a peahen.
This peacock made the first move by passively approaching the peahen...
The cool and composed attitude didn't seem to impress the peahen...
Then came the other peacock with a dazzling display of tail plumage, courtship antics and loud screeching. The peahen was impressed...
The Indian peacock has very flashy plumage, with a bright blue head and neck, but the Indian peahen is a drab, mottled brown in comparison. The male needs his bright feathers to attract a mate, and the female needs to be able to blend in with the bushes so that predators cannot see her while she is incubating her eggs.
