After planting....

[Gonzer]

Guess we'll have to wait to use the other work truck! Look in the bed.

[Kim]

Seven peacocks in one photo, a record here in the Ohana Nui. That one in the truck likes your ride.

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

I think I see one Pea Hen? Must be a busy girl.

I always thought it would be cool to have Pea Cocks. Do the neighbors complain? Do they stay at home?

[Gonzer]

There are about 100 or so at the site I work at. I was thinking of wrapping their poo in foil and handing 'em out because 90% of the time it looks just like a huge Hershey Kiss.

[PalmatierMeg]

A few years back there was a huge brouhaha over them on Pine Island. Dozens of feral peacocks took over a neighborhood. They wandered through yards scavenging for food then doing what birds do on cars, roofs, yards. They also sat in trees and on roofs and screeched in unison to welcome the dawn. People complained and called authorities - FL Wildlife wouldn't deal with them because they weren't wildlife and Animal Control passed because they weren't pets. I don't know what, if anything, was ever done about them. Just contending with ugly, nasty muscovy duck poop factories is enough for me. No peacocks, please.

[Mandrew968]

I used to eat them until they came up with a stupid law that protects these feral creatures

[OverGrown]

There is a small war going on between feral peafowl and residents in Ranchos Palos Verdes. Some of the headlines are really entertaining.

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

As I understand it, you are allowed to kill any wild, non-native animal in Florida, as long as you do it humanely.

[Pip]

I love Pea fowl. I miss the call of the few that once lived in my neighborhood.

[Gonzer]

The problem here is in the fact that the old owner of the land in whose name the park is called specifically noted in his will that the peacocks stay. My job right now is to renovate the grounds back to period landscape of a Spanish hacienda. You wouldn't believe the crap that's been planted over the years. Since my second love is C&S the possibilities are endless.

[DoomsDave]

The problem here is in the fact that the old owner of the land in whose name the park is called specifically noted in his will that the peacocks stay. My job right now is to renovate the grounds back to period landscape of a Spanish hacienda. You wouldn't believe the crap that's been planted over the years. Since my second love is C&S the possibilities are endless.

"C & S"?

[DoomsDave]

Peacocks have wild and semi-wild populations here in California.

There's a bunch of them at the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia.

There's a much bigger, wilder bunch of them on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

They're beautiful, but they're noisy and people are of two minds about them: kill them all or don't hurt them.

The Hershey Kisses on cars, driveways, sidewalks, pickup truck beds, chaise lounge cushions and swimming pools and jacuzzis ( ) get annoying.

[Moose]

A few years back there was a huge brouhaha over them on Pine Island. Dozens of feral peacocks took over a neighborhood. They wandered through yards scavenging for food then doing what birds do on cars, roofs, yards. They also sat in trees and on roofs and screeched in unison to welcome the dawn. People complained and called authorities - FL Wildlife wouldn't deal with them because they weren't wildlife and Animal Control passed because they weren't pets. I don't know what, if anything, was ever done about them. Just contending with ugly, nasty muscovy duck poop factories is enough for me. No peacocks, please.

Very pretty to look at but there screeching is very loud and obtrusive to the ears. There has been an ongoing problem with them in Coconut Grove, Florida (especially around the Kampong) for years. One significant problem is there droopings. When roosting in trees and on roofs, their poop gets on the roofs and is very acidic causing damage. Even the expensive 100 year metal roofs are subject to corrosive damage. The neighbors have been trying to have the city help alleviate the problem. Very much like Pine Island was the result, then even worse - they put a protection on them and must be left alone.

Lets just say their numbers have been some what reduced. Some strange malady has been affecting them, no thanks to the City of Miami. The residents of Coconut Grove get very little from the city to which they pay a fair % of its revenue in property taxes.

[John Case]

The problem here is in the fact that the old owner of the land in whose name the park is called specifically noted in his will that the peacocks stay. My job right now is to renovate the grounds back to period landscape of a Spanish hacienda. You wouldn't believe the crap that's been planted over the years. Since my second love is C&S the possibilities are endless.

"C & S"?

Cacti and Succulents.....

[DoomsDave]

A few years back there was a huge brouhaha over them on Pine Island. Dozens of feral peacocks took over a neighborhood. They wandered through yards scavenging for food then doing what birds do on cars, roofs, yards. They also sat in trees and on roofs and screeched in unison to welcome the dawn. People complained and called authorities - FL Wildlife wouldn't deal with them because they weren't wildlife and Animal Control passed because they weren't pets. I don't know what, if anything, was ever done about them. Just contending with ugly, nasty muscovy duck poop factories is enough for me. No peacocks, please.

Very pretty to look at but there screeching is very loud and obtrusive to the ears. There has been an ongoing problem with them in Coconut Grove, Florida (especially around the Kampong) for years. One significant problem is there droopings. When roosting in trees and on roofs, their poop gets on the roofs and is very acidic causing damage. Even the expensive 100 year metal roofs are subject to corrosive damage. The neighbors have been trying to have the city help alleviate the problem. Very much like Pine Island was the result, then even worse - they put a protection on them and must be left alone.

Lets just say their numbers have been some what reduced. Some strange malady has been affecting them, no thanks to the City of Miami. The residents of Coconut Grove get very little from the city to which they pay a fair % of its revenue in property taxes.

Would that ailment be Acute Lead Intoxication?

[Alicehunter2000]

A few years back there was a huge brouhaha over them on Pine Island. Dozens of feral peacocks took over a neighborhood. They wandered through yards scavenging for food then doing what birds do on cars, roofs, yards. They also sat in trees and on roofs and screeched in unison to welcome the dawn. People complained and called authorities - FL Wildlife wouldn't deal with them because they weren't wildlife and Animal Control passed because they weren't pets. I don't know what, if anything, was ever done about them. Just contending with ugly, nasty muscovy duck poop factories is enough for me. No peacocks, please.

Very pretty to look at but there screeching is very loud and obtrusive to the ears. There has been an ongoing problem with them in Coconut Grove, Florida (especially around the Kampong) for years. One significant problem is there droopings. When roosting in trees and on roofs, their poop gets on the roofs and is very acidic causing damage. Even the expensive 100 year metal roofs are subject to corrosive damage. The neighbors have been trying to have the city help alleviate the problem. Very much like Pine Island was the result, then even worse - they put a protection on them and must be left alone.

Lets just say their numbers have been some what reduced. Some strange malady has been affecting them, no thanks to the City of Miami. The residents of Coconut Grove get very little from the city to which they pay a fair % of its revenue in property taxes.

Would that ailment be Acute Lead Intoxication?

Lol....I was thinking the same thing...........what do they taste like....chicken?

[Gonzer]

Another problem is that the surrounding neighborhood?....Not one tomato plant to be seen in the summer. Little bastids fly over the wall and make themselves right at home in the yards. "Hey honey, guess what! One of the peacocks ate your Dypsis 'Black Stem' while you were at work. he was SO cute munching on the fronds, I didn't have the heart to "shoo" him away".

[Moose]

A few years back there was a huge brouhaha over them on Pine Island. Dozens of feral peacocks took over a neighborhood. They wandered through yards scavenging for food then doing what birds do on cars, roofs, yards. They also sat in trees and on roofs and screeched in unison to welcome the dawn. People complained and called authorities - FL Wildlife wouldn't deal with them because they weren't wildlife and Animal Control passed because they weren't pets. I don't know what, if anything, was ever done about them. Just contending with ugly, nasty muscovy duck poop factories is enough for me. No peacocks, please.

Very pretty to look at but there screeching is very loud and obtrusive to the ears. There has been an ongoing problem with them in Coconut Grove, Florida (especially around the Kampong) for years. One significant problem is there droopings. When roosting in trees and on roofs, their poop gets on the roofs and is very acidic causing damage. Even the expensive 100 year metal roofs are subject to corrosive damage. The neighbors have been trying to have the city help alleviate the problem. Very much like Pine Island was the result, then even worse - they put a protection on them and must be left alone.

Lets just say their numbers have been some what reduced. Some strange malady has been affecting them, no thanks to the City of Miami. The residents of Coconut Grove get very little from the city to which they pay a fair % of its revenue in property taxes.

Would that ailment be Acute Lead Intoxication?

Lol....I was thinking the same thing...........what do they taste like....chicken?

As far as an intoxicant ...

As far as eating, the are in the pheasant family and are considered a fowl, related to chickens

[Pip]

I'm definitely part of the leave the peacocks alone camp. Although I'm not against the idea of a sustainable cull to provide some exotic meat at the butchers shop. Killing them just because they poop on things is a lame excuse. I really do miss the sound of their call I will just hove to make do with the sounds of the donkey's down the road.

[redbeard917]

The problem here is in the fact that the old owner of the land in whose name the park is called specifically noted in his will that the peacocks stay. My job right now is to renovate the grounds back to period landscape of a Spanish hacienda. You wouldn't believe the crap that's been planted over the years. Since my second love is C&S the possibilities are endless.

"C & S"?

Cacti and Succulents.....

Just wondering, what kind of crap has been planted over the years? Is it inappropriate for the style, invasive, high maintenance, or...?

[Jeff Searle]

Peacocks are nice, very beautiful birds. Even majestic. I love to hear their calls off in the distance.

BUT........not in my yard! I had friends that were forced to sell their house because several of them picked their house in the neighborhood to roost every night. They pooped everywhere, pecked on their cars, and totally ruined their pool screen. Shortly thereafter, our next door neighbors expressed interest in getting one or two for their yard. Their on 2 acres like us. WELL...as soon as my lovely Andrea was told this by our neighbor while talking through the fence one day , she very nicely told her......if their bird ever comes in to our yard, she'll kill it. Pretty bold I know, maybe harsh. They never got one....

[DoomsDave]

I'm definitely part of the leave the peacocks alone camp. Although I'm not against the idea of a sustainable cull to provide some exotic meat at the butchers shop. Killing them just because they poop on things is a lame excuse. I really do miss the sound of their call I will just hove to make do with the sounds of the donkey's down the road.

Hmm, I remember reading about those adorable little bunnies that were shipped to Oz way back, which, lacking enemies, turned into a plague and laid waste to the landscape. (Rabbit stew is good, especially curried, but not every day of the year . . . )

And, Florida now has a plague of pythons which are descendants of those dumped in the wild by pet owners.

I'm not saying that peacocks are that bad, at least not yet. But the peacocks were someone's pets or livestock at some point, and we have rights viz a viz someone's stock that invades our property, and trashes our gardens, etc.

[DoomsDave]

A few years back there was a huge brouhaha over them on Pine Island. Dozens of feral peacocks took over a neighborhood. They wandered through yards scavenging for food then doing what birds do on cars, roofs, yards. They also sat in trees and on roofs and screeched in unison to welcome the dawn. People complained and called authorities - FL Wildlife wouldn't deal with them because they weren't wildlife and Animal Control passed because they weren't pets. I don't know what, if anything, was ever done about them. Just contending with ugly, nasty muscovy duck poop factories is enough for me. No peacocks, please.

Very pretty to look at but there screeching is very loud and obtrusive to the ears. There has been an ongoing problem with them in Coconut Grove, Florida (especially around the Kampong) for years. One significant problem is there droopings. When roosting in trees and on roofs, their poop gets on the roofs and is very acidic causing damage. Even the expensive 100 year metal roofs are subject to corrosive damage. The neighbors have been trying to have the city help alleviate the problem. Very much like Pine Island was the result, then even worse - they put a protection on them and must be left alone.

Lets just say their numbers have been some what reduced. Some strange malady has been affecting them, no thanks to the City of Miami. The residents of Coconut Grove get very little from the city to which they pay a fair % of its revenue in property taxes.

Would that ailment be Acute Lead Intoxication?

Lol....I was thinking the same thing...........what do they taste like....chicken?

Probably more like wild turkey.

[John Case]

A few years back there was a huge brouhaha over them on Pine Island. Dozens of feral peacocks took over a neighborhood. They wandered through yards scavenging for food then doing what birds do on cars, roofs, yards. They also sat in trees and on roofs and screeched in unison to welcome the dawn. People complained and called authorities - FL Wildlife wouldn't deal with them because they weren't wildlife and Animal Control passed because they weren't pets. I don't know what, if anything, was ever done about them. Just contending with ugly, nasty muscovy duck poop factories is enough for me. No peacocks, please.

Very pretty to look at but there screeching is very loud and obtrusive to the ears. There has been an ongoing problem with them in Coconut Grove, Florida (especially around the Kampong) for years. One significant problem is there droopings. When roosting in trees and on roofs, their poop gets on the roofs and is very acidic causing damage. Even the expensive 100 year metal roofs are subject to corrosive damage. The neighbors have been trying to have the city help alleviate the problem. Very much like Pine Island was the result, then even worse - they put a protection on them and must be left alone.

Lets just say their numbers have been some what reduced. Some strange malady has been affecting them, no thanks to the City of Miami. The residents of Coconut Grove get very little from the city to which they pay a fair % of its revenue in property taxes.

Would that ailment be Acute Lead Intoxication?

Lol....I was thinking the same thing...........what do they taste like....chicken?

Probably more like wild turkey.

Wild Turkey has a special taste all its own, especially when poured over ice!

[Gonzer]

The problem here is in the fact that the old owner of the land in whose name the park is called specifically noted in his will that the peacocks stay. My job right now is to renovate the grounds back to period landscape of a Spanish hacienda. You wouldn't believe the crap that's been planted over the years. Since my second love is C&S the possibilities are endless.

"C & S"?

Cacti and Succulents.....

Just wondering, what kind of crap has been planted over the years? Is it inappropriate for the style, invasive, high maintenance, or...?

Dietes by the ton, Carpobrotus all over the place, Pittosporum, Crocosmia has reproduced like rabbits, Wisteria in the wrong places, I could go on and on. All in all the majority was planted with no forethought as to the 'big picture' down the line.

[Pip]

I'm definitely part of the leave the peacocks alone camp. Although I'm not against the idea of a sustainable cull to provide some exotic meat at the butchers shop. Killing them just because they poop on things is a lame excuse. I really do miss the sound of their call I will just hove to make do with the sounds of the donkey's down the road.

Hmm, I remember reading about those adorable little bunnies that were shipped to Oz way back, which, lacking enemies, turned into a plague and laid waste to the landscape. (Rabbit stew is good, especially curried, but not every day of the year . . . )

And, Florida now has a plague of pythons which are descendants of those dumped in the wild by pet owners.

I'm not saying that peacocks are that bad, at least not yet. But the peacocks were someone's pets or livestock at some point, and we have rights viz a viz someone's stock that invades our property, and trashes our gardens, etc.

Lol, Rabbit stew would get a bit boring. I do know what it is like to live with wild animals causing a path of distruction as they move through areas. Massive flocks of Corella's and Gallah's used to decend from the sky every summer looking for food in my region. Thousands of parrots looked very spectacular. The flocks so big and noisy you could hear them long before you saw them, but as the area has become more urban residents complaints lead to an annual cull the flocks now are much smaller no where near as spectacular, but the damage they do to the tall trees still occurs just takes longer. Where ever humans live there is always going to be clashes with wildlife weather native to the region or introduced some how. The east and north coast of Australia have flying foxes the friut bat that carries Hendra virus that can be potentially leathal if passed to horses and humans. This is a really tricky situation as the fruit bat is very important for the ecology of rainforest as distribute many seeds of rainforset trees. without them the rainforest may not regenerate in the same way. While the virus can cause death! Very different to a few peacocks.

Oops I think I may have hijacked this thread.

[Gonzer]

Oops I think I may have hijacked this thread.

Pip, peacocks can't hold a candle to some of the critters you guys have out there.

[DoomsDave]

NOTHING equals the noise of a flock of parrots. Crows, peacocks, Congress can't hold a candle.

Parrots have a very very high Squawk Quotient.

[Gonzer]

Squawk Quotient™.

Isn't that the band that the former members of Spinal Tap formed?

[Moose]

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