Yesterday a Peacock was fluttering around in my garden shed. I caught it in my hands and took it outside. When I opened my hands rather than immediately flying off it crawled onto my finger and I felt it shivering. I couldn't see any movement of its wings but nonetheless could feel it trembling. It then flew away. Thinking about it afterwards I began to doubt myself! Has anyone-else come across this?
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Shivering Peacocks
- Tony Moore
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Re: Shivering Peacocks
Just warming up, I think
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Tony M.
Re: Shivering Peacocks
Yes, just warming up it's flight muscles. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Re: Shivering Peacocks
Agreed. You more often see this with moths, but I have regularly seen butterflies doing it too, most notably Shepherd's Fritillaries at 2,200m in the Alps when the air temperature's barely 12c!!
Re: Shivering Peacocks
It certainly was cold enough to make a butterfly shiver! Doesn't say much for the beginning of May!
Thanks for the replies,
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Thanks for the replies,
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- dilettante
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Re: Shivering Peacocks
For those old enough to remember, Shivering Peacocks! sounds like something Captain Pugwash would have said.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Pugwash#Pugwashisms
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