Until 3-4 years ago we only had the occasional teenage males show up after being kicked out of the maternal nest and they never stayed long. We're not sure why that changed but they're proliferating fast now. They appear to nest mainly in the tall pine trees, where they're safe. They do walk-abouts during the daytime hours.
You're right, there are no words! (But I had to look up how the heck the peacocks ended up all the way from Southeast Asia to your neighborhood. Seems Wrigley kept an aviary on Catalina Island and gifted one of his birds to the founder of the community in the 1920s -- I have a love/hate relationship with AI!)
Yes, I also remember reading that the peacocks were gifted to a landowner in the PV area in the 1920s. They've wandered about numerous parts of PV ever since but, for whatever reason, they never settled in our immediate area until 3-4 years ago, coincidentally (or not) around the time UCLA took over the former Marymount College property. I've wondered if Marymount had deliberately "removed" them. It's illegal to feed them but also to harm them, although I understand that some areas with lots of them have been allowed to relocate them.
The population has seemingly exploded this year after a slow ball start a couple of years ago. Initially, there appeared to be a single male peacock with a harem of 3 peahens. This year we seem to have multiple peafowl families!
Awww, sweet! I really enjoyed this. The young 'uns are so cute following mama around. I'm glad to see from your previous post that you got some rain. Yay!
Well, the chicks are actually very quiet as they closely follow mom around. And even the peahens and peacocks have been quiet of late. It may be that they're just at their loudest during mating season, which is hopefully behind us for now. We already have a lot of young ones wandering about!
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Ha! Your neighborhood peacocks have been busy this year! What an adorable photo. I hope they aren't a nuisance. Can you tell where they nest?
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Until 3-4 years ago we only had the occasional teenage males show up after being kicked out of the maternal nest and they never stayed long. We're not sure why that changed but they're proliferating fast now. They appear to nest mainly in the tall pine trees, where they're safe. They do walk-abouts during the daytime hours.
DeleteYou're right, there are no words! (But I had to look up how the heck the peacocks ended up all the way from Southeast Asia to your neighborhood. Seems Wrigley kept an aviary on Catalina Island and gifted one of his birds to the founder of the community in the 1920s -- I have a love/hate relationship with AI!)
ReplyDeleteYes, I also remember reading that the peacocks were gifted to a landowner in the PV area in the 1920s. They've wandered about numerous parts of PV ever since but, for whatever reason, they never settled in our immediate area until 3-4 years ago, coincidentally (or not) around the time UCLA took over the former Marymount College property. I've wondered if Marymount had deliberately "removed" them. It's illegal to feed them but also to harm them, although I understand that some areas with lots of them have been allowed to relocate them.
DeleteAwww, so cute... but uh-oh, the population is growing! 😏 Eliza
ReplyDeleteThe population has seemingly exploded this year after a slow ball start a couple of years ago. Initially, there appeared to be a single male peacock with a harem of 3 peahens. This year we seem to have multiple peafowl families!
DeleteAwww, sweet! I really enjoyed this. The young 'uns are so cute following mama around. I'm glad to see from your previous post that you got some rain. Yay!
ReplyDeleteThey are cute when they're little, Beth. We're just hoping we're not facing a peacock population explosion!
DeleteOh they are so cute. I know they are LOUD tho, may they settle not too close to your house.
ReplyDeleteWell, the chicks are actually very quiet as they closely follow mom around. And even the peahens and peacocks have been quiet of late. It may be that they're just at their loudest during mating season, which is hopefully behind us for now. We already have a lot of young ones wandering about!
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