.................... the sound of this bird a few weeks ago, and later told by my neighbour it had been seen around. I would have had a shock when I spotted it out on the front field grazing the stubble along with the pheasants.
Nobody knows who she belongs to or if she has just arrived in our part of the village for a 'flying' visit!.
Fun but very strange to see a Peahen "in the wild"
Back tomorrow,
Sue
Fantastic!
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The natural world... what better in these weird times.
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Years ago we used to see a pair of peafowl strutting round the village and sitting on people's roofs. We knew who they belonged to though. They stopped visiting suddenly so I suppose they had a new home further away. It was fun to see them though.
ReplyDeleteI just hope that the peahen is not as noisy as the peacock. We had a very famous case here in Hawaii a few years ago when an older women went chasing a peacock that was calling loudly at 3am outside her condo. She ended up hitting it over the head and killed it. Caused a lot of fuss and discussion! But they are very noisy birds and can also get quite aggressive.
ReplyDeleteQuite possible that it's an escapee from a wildlife park. Do you have any nearby you could make enquiries?
ReplyDeleteNo nothing like that anywhere in mid-suffolk
DeletePeacock howls can sound a bit like someone screaming in the night. The first time I heard one late at night I was convinced someone was being attacked. We think of them as decorative and possibly delicate, but they are probably tough survivors and perfectly at home in the stubble field.
ReplyDeleteI hope the peahen manages to find her way home at nights and back with her farmyard/big house owner. She will need to be back in the fold to survive.
ReplyDeleteI too hope she finds her way home. Somebody is probably missing her and she is probably missing a husband - and as Rachel says - with winter coming on she needs to be home to survive - they are exotic birds.
ReplyDeleteWow ... are they as noisy as their male counterparts?
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DeleteWe had a few weeks of regular sightings of peacocks and peahens wandering around our Cornish village, in gardens, walking the lanes, etc. Lots of photos were taken and posted on our village Facebook page and eventually they were recognised as escapees from a farm on the outskirts. Difficult to catch until someone cornered them in his greenhouse until the farmer and his family came to get them. Life has settled to a quieter pace again now.
ReplyDeleteWow..I do hope she is OK and finds her way home.
ReplyDeleteA lovely surprise. Arilx
ReplyDeleteA friend had these and they were totally Free Range and slept up in her trees. Perhaps this is one of the same ilk . . .
ReplyDeleteThey say (but who "they" are I have no idea) that Covid has done strange things to wildlife.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Very pretty bird! I've not seen one of those. Is it related to a peacock? I hope she finds her way home....on holiday? I saw a bird in bird bath the other day I'd never seen before. It was a bigger bird and may have just come here cuz it needed water and a bath in the smokey air we've had here in Oregon, Washington and California. I need to get out my bird book and see what it is. Birds have been flocking in our area lately for food and water. I've seen birds drink more than usual. We finally have had a thunderstorm around 2:15 a.m. Friday. Rain, not much window. Lightning and thunder further away then it came closer. Rained hard for a bit. Today was so pretty with clouds in air we've not seen since Sept 7th due to all the smoke since then. Air quality high on Wed over 300, which is hazardous and after the rain this a.m. all the way down to 25 which is good! I am thankful that God healed our dry land. Still fires burning but hopefully it all goes away soon. Have a blessed weekend!
ReplyDeleteWe have a Peacock family in a park near where I live, they have escaped from somewhere for sure! The hens roost in the trees and the cock is very grand and looks after his harem!
ReplyDeleteA peacock also appeared some time ago in a village near to me. No one has a clue from whence he came! Strange isn't it? He seems quite happy strutting around the village ..... By which I mean that he doesn't appear to be distressed. Not sure how one would tell though.
ReplyDeleteMy husband spotted a white one grazing in a field at Godrevy last weekend! Must be peahen/cock escape time!
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