When I think of a peacock I visualize a large
bird with brightly coloured feathers. A more modest peacock with snowy white
plumage lives in the gardens of the Borromeo Palace on Lake
Maggiore in northern Italy. And meeting these ethereal
creatures was an item on my Bucket List.
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| White Chinese Peacock of Isola Bella |
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| Isola Bella on Lake Maggiore |
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| Borromeo Palace Gardens |
Wandering the gravelled pathways are the beautiful white Chinese peacocks of Isola Bella. Some of them were shy, playing hide and seek in the shrubbery. And I was a little disappointed that none of them were willing to display their lacy tail feathers.
Still, I think the elegant white peacocks of
Isola Bella are more beautiful than their splashier kin. And you couldn’t choose
a more suitable inhabitant for the colourful gardens of the Borromeo Palace.
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Beautiful bird and stunning gardens. There used to be white peacock on Kawau Island. Like you I was fascinated by it.
ReplyDeleteUntil I started planning my trip to Italy I didn't even know they existed.
DeleteI have a healthy respect for peacocks, ever since one flew at me and gave me a few pecks for getting too close while it was walking around displaying its plumage. I think that was in Arizona, as I remember my grandparents urging me to go stand by the peacock so they could snap a photo. Beware!
ReplyDeleteI kept a safe distance You never know what a creature will do, even when it seems to be domesticated!
DeleteWhat an absolutely stunning bird. We have snowy egrets nesting around here, but they are not nearly so exquisite.
ReplyDeleteI really wish I'd seen them displaying their tail feathers - that would have been a sight!
DeleteBeautiful! I'd never seen one before! And the pictures are absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I didn't know there was such a thing until I learned about Isola Bella.
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