The Leeds Castle in the Kent county of England is a beautiful castle and located in very picturesque settings—the kind that’ll take your breath away. The extensive grounds offer opportunities for picnicking, playing golf, jousting tournaments, knight school, and so on.
The man at the ticket counter was very helpful in pointing out the various attractions at the Castle. So, when he told me not miss seeing the peacocks, I didn’t really believe him or pay much attention to this fact. Having seen many peacocks in India, they were not really on my priority list of things to “see” in the Castle.
But as it happened, I didn’t really have to go looking for the peacocks; they happened to be loitering near the path I was taking to the Castle. I actually heard the peacocks before I saw them, or rather I heard the “oohs” from the adoring tourists. It’s only when I saw the first one that, I couldn’t help “oohing” myself ! See for yourself:
There was only one white peacock and the others were the regular blue peacocks. But the white peacock was the star. He jumped and danced and preened and furled and unfurled its feathers. In the words of a fellow tourist he put up a “jolly good show” !
This was the first time that I was seeing a white peacock, and never had I seen such a pure, pristine shade of white either. It was so white that ideally it should have hurt the eye, but somehow it didn’t. 🙂
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Thanks for sharing. I’ve never seen a white peacock.
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You’re welcome and thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. 🙂
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Hey
Did you visit recently? I live very near to Leeds Castle
Shabana
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This was in May 2009, Shabana. Wish I can come back again and if I do, I will definitely contact you. Have you seen this white peacock?
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I am pinned many hopes of wandering in the breathtaking British countryside to your blog. You unfold it right in front of my eyes. The white peacock was a bonus.
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Thanks, Umashankar. Watch out for more posts on the English countryside coming up on by one in the coming months. 🙂
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Had never heard of a white peacock; we have colorful peacocks here in India. Thanks to you (and the peacock) for the wonderful shot 🙂
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You’re welcome, Ganesh. Glad you liked the photo. We do have white peacocks in our country, but they are rare.
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Beautiful!! have never seen a white peacock in the wild, though have seen it in zoos… they look really beautiful!
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Thanks, Anu. I was amazed to see the all-white peacock, even its beak was white !
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Hi, Sudha – I’d never heard of a white peacock! Amazing creation, amazing photograph – just amazing! Best wishes, Rajshri.
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Thank you, Rajshri. Glad you liked it. 🙂
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Wow it does look divine! Are they a species or are they albino like white tigers and lions?
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The white peacocks are not a separate specie but are the albinos like the white tigers, lions, crocodiles, etc…
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Amazing! This is one peacock that has every right to be vain. You are right about the colour. It is such a divine shade of white.
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It is not just the shade, Deboshree; everything about the peacock was white, even the beak !
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Thank you very much, Prathama 🙂
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Incredible, to say the least. If I hadn’t seen it in the pic I would have thought of this as a lie of the same colour
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This is an albino peacock and hence this colour. Unlike in white lions and tigers, the colour of the white peacock is a pure white of a kind that has to be seen to be believed !
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That is really breathtaking !!! Thanks for sharing that awesome picture of white peacock. I am seeing its photo for the first time.
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Thank you, Abhinav, for stopping by and commenting here. Many people have never seen an white peacock, which is actually not so surprising considering that they are very rare.
I hope that you will keep visiting !
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What perfect timing, just today I was telling DD that white peacocks are, in fact, real and not the result of someone’s fertile imagination. Now, I have proof. Thank you Sudha…
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You’re welcome, Meera. Somehow, I just knew that the existence of the white peacock was in serious doubt 😀
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Amazing Sudha!!! Thanks for the informative post and the lovely white peacock pic….
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You’re welcome, Ashwini. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Wow, Its beautiful :).
I’ve never seen a Peacock with its feathers open, let alone a white peacock.
Good capture :).
Awesome one 😀 Really Awesome :).
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Welcome here, Princess Poo, and thank you very much for commenting. Hope you get a chance to see a real, live peacock soon 🙂
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Wow…its look sooo beautiful.I haven’t seen white peacock….never I heard about it…thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome Seema. White peacocks are very rare and I have never seen another one apart from the one I photographed.
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Amazing thing! i wish i could see this sight for real.. Look so perfect!
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And I hope that your wish comes true 🙂 Delighted to see you here Della, and thank you so much for stopping by and commenting.
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nice shot it’s very rare to see…
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Thanks, Sdee. The photograph does not do justice to the beauty of the peacock.
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Is it real? It is too good to believe it is. You know why I looooooooove your blog?
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The peacock is 100 % real even though it may look like it is spun out of lace and clouds and what not 🙂
*Blush Blush* Thanks for your compliment :”>
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It is beautiful indeed..
Thanks for sharing ..
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Welcome here, Bikram. Delighted to see you here.
I am not very fond of the colur white, but to see it on the peacock was something else altogether 🙂
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First time I saw a white peacock dancing was in Australia. I was so excited that I danced with him and so did my husband behind the camera. 🙂
I have photos with that white fellow. Will have to search for it & will post on FB.
Thanks. Single color on a peacock is so boring but they add a new charm to them. 🙂 Don’t they?
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I think the colours of regular peacock is stunning and nothing can beat that. But the white peacock took my breath away just for sheer novelty, and I guess the shade of white. 🙂
Do post the pics on twitter, if you can, as I have deactivated my FB account,
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Wow 🙂 Such a beautiful thing. I have never seen something like this.
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Welcome to my blog Subhadra and thank you for stopping by and commenting 🙂 Glad you liked the picture and I hope that you get to see a real live one, soon.
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So ethereal. Beautiful. Now I’ve seen a white peacock too 🙂
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Welcome here and thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. The photograph actually does not do justice to the ethereality of the white peaock. I do hope you get to see a real one yourself !
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That is lovely!
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Have you seen a white peacock before?
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No, I have not , but read about it somewhere, can’t remember where?
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Simply beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!
Never seen a white peacock before!
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