You’ve got 20/20 vision if you can spot the peacock in under 10 seconds

One Reddit user had to give up on this challenging brainteaser, admitting, "I got nuthin".

Brainteaser

This brainteaser challenges you to find a surprisingly discreet peacock. (Image: Reddit / r/FindTheSniper / VapidHornswaggler)

Peacocks aren't known for being the most inconspicuous of creatures, but this sneaky bird could best anyone in game of hide and seek.

This tricky brainteaser was uploaded by Reddit user -VapidHornswaggler on the r/FindTheSniper group, a forum where users post snaps of objects hidden in an image and challenge others to find them.

The flummoxing task intially stumped some of the group's 720k followers, with one admitting, "I had to turn my brightness all the way up on my phone to spot it."

To make it even more difficult, set a timer and see if you can find the pesky critter against the clock.

When you're ready, scroll down and see if you've got 20/20 vision.

Brainteaser

Can you see the sneaky peacock hiding in this image? (Image: Reddit / r/FindTheSniper / VapidHornswaggler)

This one proved to be a bit of head scratcher, with one Reddit user saying, "This one took me more than a few seconds."

Another bowed out, commenting, "It must be too low res for my mobile, cause I got nuthin."

A third suggested the image contained a red herring, writing: "I thought the knots on the fence were jokingly being referred to as peacock feathers."

People began to find it eventually though, with one user revealing how to find the bird. Read on to find out where it was hiding.

Brainteaser

The peacock can be found toward the bottom left of the image. (Image: Reddit / r/FindTheSniper / VapidHornswaggler)

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You can just about see its bill sticking out through the leaves. (Image: Reddit / r/FindTheSniper / VapidHornswaggler)

Sharing the answer, one brainy Redditor wrote: "Follow the pavement line. Zoom just above ground. In between leaves."

One commenter said the creature was well camouflaged, as "His little stripey face perfectly matches those stripey leaves."

If that brainteaser got the better of you, don't despair - practice makes perfect.

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