A peacock with a walk-on part, as directed by nature
March 21, 2020. The Japanese Garden in Kew Gardens, London. The scene, complete with Chokushi-Mon or Gateway of the Imperial Messenger, the structure in the background, was set.
I waited for as many people as possible to get out of the shot, and hoped that nobody was going to unknowingly saunter into it. I was ready.
And ‘Action …!’ I was about to press the button on my camera when lo and behold, an actor from ‘Wildlife’ walked into the scene. I was agog. As if on cue, this exquisitely beautiful peacock walked on to the ‘set’, ruffled his feathers, walked and pecked around a bit (all unscripted, mind), and then casually exited the scene.
I managed to gather myself mid-performance and got some shots.
