When you live in a small market town , gateway to the North York Moors, in a street, near a school and fields, you do not expect to hear a peacock.
But that is indeed a peacock on the neighbours roof! He stayed for an hour and then left. Where he came from and where he went I do not know!
So what do you think of that?
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Wow, not what you expect to see out of the blue. 🙂 We have peacocks at our local tip in Clitheroe. No one is sure how they first got there but they’ve been there since I was a child. Trust posh Clitheroe to have peacocks at the tip. 😉
Now that’s one posh tip!
Gosh! a real peacock. If it was a thatched cottage you’d think it was a decoration.
Wouldn’t you just! Not on red pantiles though!
A wonderful guest.
Amalia
xo
It certainly added a lot to the day!
What a great visitor to have had! I’m sure there have been lots of theories on where he came from where he went!
It has occurred to me that the most likely possibility would be Flamingo Land, but that must be five miles away as a crow/peacock flies!
I used to walk home through Battersea Park in London every day, past the peacock enclosure there, and indeed, the screams and shouts were epic. If that had been a thatched roof, I’d have said, beautiful traditional peacock design by the thatcher…
Not to be found on your average semi’s roof, for a day even this house could be posh.
It’s weird isn’t it to see a peacock out of context so to speak. I remember a couple of years ago driving down a road near us and there seemed to be a gathering of people all staring up at the roof of a house. I followed their gaze to see a peacock strutting it’s stuff on the rooftop. No clue as to where it came from and never seen it since.
It’s good to know that peacocks have adventures and go fly about.
Haha, yes it is. Like someone else said I didn’t even know they could fly, not far anyway.
How funny is that! Something not seen that often. Good that you spotted it!
I can a keep eye out for all visitors to the garden, and this one made quite a lot of noise.
That’s not something you see every day! We don’t have peacocks here–I’m not sure where the closest one would be . . . I imagine it’s just too cold here.
I simply an’t think where this one came from.
Loud! We hear them in the distance and their call seems to carry miles.
Absolutely, and very unmistakable.
Well you learn something every day – I always thought peacocks were flightless birds as I’ve only ever seen them on the ground. I love seeing creatures in unexpected places so that would have made my day 🙂
I must admit I thought most had their wings clipped so they couldn’t fly, but seeing is believing.
Bet you didn’t think you’d be seeing that when you woke up that morning!
Er no, days like that are few and far between.
What a wonderful surprise. I bet you felt good all day after that.
Oh yes, felt a bit special, only posh people have peacocks.
Ha! I follow a wonderful farm blog written by a kiwi living in Illinois and her peacock has been in hiding for a while now. It’s nesting season I think so your neighbor may have a similar situation. They go walkabout at certain times of the year and then wander home again, hopefully. Very interesting. 🙂
Now maybe that’s it, looking for a mate. We do have a resident pheasant which escaped from the shooting estate and has lurked in the neighbourhood for about 18 months now. A place of safety for all.
Or laying eggs somewhere. A shooting estate? I would find that difficult.
I bet that livened up the day lol
Oh yes.
That is so funny!
Certainly enlivened the day.
I bet!
How lovely – not quite so keen on the racket they make though!
It certainly announced it’s claim to the roof.
Well then! That’s an unusual start to the day or evening!
Both as it happens The night before I heard that miorw noise and said to Mr E, if I didn’t know better I’d have said there was a peacock outside. Following morning, open curtains, heard it again and there it was!
I think it is wonderful!!
It was rather marvellous.
Where my mum used to live in Guiseley there were several peacocks wandering free round the estate of bungalows, escaped from somewhere years before, my mum used to like seeing them, though it was somewhat alarming when one landed on the conservatoy roof! After several years a neighbour complained about the noise and a new home was found for them all 😦
What a good story. When we lived in Thornton Dale peacocks would come in the garden from the nearby Hall Hotel, now a care home with no peacocks. I really have no idea where this one appeared from!
A good omen!
excellent news.