Peacock flight video sparks wonder and AI skepticism on Bluesky
A viral video of peacocks flying divides viewers between those amazed at the birds' grace and those questioning whether the footage is authentic.
What to know
- A viral Bluesky video of peacocks in flight surprised most viewers, who said they had never seen the birds airborne despite their large tails.
- The video sparked genuine debate about authenticity, with some viewers questioning whether the graceful flight was realistic or AI-generated.
- The original poster clarified that peacocks primarily glide rather than actively fly, and defended the footage's legitimacy by pointing to comparable YouTube videos.
- Commenters shared personal peacock experiences ranging from 1970s park encounters to current neighborhood sightings, grounding the discussion in lived observation.
The dispute Whether the video shows authentic peacock flight or AI-generated content, with the poster asserting the footage is real and skeptics questioning the graceful movement they observed. · positions read across 139 posts and comments
Peacocks flying is a beautiful, surprising discovery most people haven't witnessed before.
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“With God as my witness, I did not know peacocks could fly.”
kailansunshine.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
The video's graceful flight looks unrealistically perfect and may be AI-generated.
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“I grew up with pracocks, both Indian and Chinese flavours. I've seen them fly. They were never as graceful, elegant, gliders as that, so, whilst I'm not going to state categorically that the vid *is* AI, I'm rather suspicious.”
captainsidecar.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Peacocks' flight should be called gliding, not flying—they lack sustained active flight.
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“I think the term flying is a little generous. They can glide very well and they will sometimes flap their wings a few times.”
snarkysillysad.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
“I don't like when people think my shots are AI either. Mine are real.”
mardawntin.bsky.social, Bluesky commenter · Bluesky · Aug 20, 4:55 PM
snarkysillysad.bsky.social Video postercaptainsidecar.bsky.social Commenter with peacock experience
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What people are saying 23 voices from 1 site · best of 139 · verbatim
- How do peacocks manage to stay aloft without stalling despite their heavy tails and gliding rather than active flight?
- Is the video AI-generated, or is it genuine peacock footage?
- Aug 20
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The longest continuous shot in this video is 5 seconds. If you go on YouTube and search for peacocks flying, you'll find a plethora of videos. Anyone who insists this is AI because they haven't seen it before and don't believe a peacock can glide for 5 seconds can go eff off. Fin
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I was today years old when I learned this!
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Thanks. Somehow I didn’t think peacocks could fly. They fly beautifully. Shows what I know.
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Okay this is gonna sound stupid but I didn’t know they could fly. I figured those tails would mess that up I guess Learn something new every day.
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One lived in our neighborhood trees for 12 years. Then sadly a neighbor found it remains two years ago. I took this photo of him is on our deck!
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I’m coming up on 67 in October, and in all my trips around the sun…..I have never seen a peacock fly either!
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My Peacock. Dave.. he sleeps at the very top of an old oak.
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flying is breaking my brain. all I want to know is how do they stay aloft without stalling for that long of a glide. WHAT IS THE GLIDE RATIO?!?!
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They are such beautiful birds & they prefer to have access to bodies of water. I have never seen them fly over water! They were brought to our small Ca. “village” to slow the traffic as they cross the road in front of the small grocery store, shops and Post Office. It worked!
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Thank you for posting. I just realized I’ve never seen peacocks flying. Fabulous video.
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This is the first video I've ever seen of them in flight. Pretty amazing!
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I’ve seen them, but I’ve actually never seen them fly. Thank you for posting.
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Thank you! I have never seen peacocks in flight!
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I also didn't know that peacocks could fly. Although, I have seen wild turkeys fly.
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How crazy that I didn't know Peacocks could fly. They are so beautiful 💙
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Awesome, I don't think I've ever seen a peacock actually fly before. So elegant.
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"George, get your tail out of the water!" "Yes, dear."
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I'm in the country, there's a breeder of Peacocks a quarter mile away. At times the peacocks get lose and wander on my land. Best of all the last time they did their were four young birds with them.
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It’s always so surprising to me that a creature whose structure so clearly tied to form actually does function.
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First I have ever seen one flying. Thanks.
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I grew up in a forgotten age, 1970s Scotland, where a local public park raised & looked after peacocks-that roamed freely. The caretakers were WWII veterans who got stuffed into park jobs. Those veterans retired & the soulless bean-counters took over. No more peacocks or their magical presence.
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With God as my witness, I did not know peacocks could fly.
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Just some pretty peacocks to brighten your day: #AGoodPlace Source: