Peahen In Autumn
by Bel Menpes
Title
Peahen In Autumn
Artist
Bel Menpes
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A Peahen residing in the grounds of Leeds Castle Kent Uk, on a beautiful Autumn day.
The Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a large and brightly coloured pheasant native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many other parts of the world. The female (peahen) has a mixture of dull green, brown, and grey in her plumage. She lacks the long upper tail coverts of the male but has a crest.
Leeds castle was part of the Queen of England’s dower - the settlement widowed queens received upon the death of their husbands. Over the course of 150 years it was held by six mediaeval queens: Eleanor of Castile; Margaret of France; Isabella of France, Joan of Navarre; Anne of Bohemia and Catherine de Valois.
In Tudor times Henry VIII visited frequently, notably with his Queen, Catherine of Aragon, and their entire court on the way to the tournament of the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
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