Peacocks overrun Los Angeles county, bringing out the lovers and haters

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Amid stalled relocation efforts due to the pandemic, parts of southern California have now reportedly become overrun with peacocks.

The large birds, which are traditionally known for their vibrant, beautiful tail feathers, have become a nuisance to many residents of the region where they run wild, the Washington Post reported. Spotted across Pasadena and in the San Gabriel Valley, just north-east of Los Angeles, hundreds of peacocks have been seen standing in homeowners’ lawns, on rooftops, and casually sauntering down city sidewalks.

“Urban sprawl caused the problem in southern California. It encroached on their territory, and basically the peacocks stayed in the trees – generations of them. In some places, it’s almost impossible to capture every single one of them,” Dennis Fett, co-founder and director of the Peacock Information Center, told Slate.

Problems with peacocks have been polarizing, dividing many communities across Pasadena, with one resident describing the issue as “more divisive than national politics”.

Some residents enjoy the presence of the peacocks. Peacock devotees often feed the birds, defying anti-feeding mandates in many municipalities. Others, however, detest the feral birds, who, in addition to their loud mating cries, are known to tear up gardens and destroy window shingles.

“It’s the most polarizing thing I’ve ever been involved with,” said Mike Maxcy, a retired curator of birds for the Los Angeles Zoo, to the Post. 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/08/peacocks-los-angeles-county

[chromatic puzea 10,653]

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there are peacocks in california???

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I wouldn't mind to have a peacock living in my backyard tbh 

Just now, chromatic puzea said:

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there are peacocks in california???

Katy was smart enough to write about peacocks for a California themed album then

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The only time i've seen a peacock outside the zoo was in Oklahoma. I wish I were in California right now

[NichuuB 43,788]

In my opinion they are gorgeous and would love to have them in my backyard, unless the peacocks are causing an imbalance in the local ecosystem. Are they causing any?

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the are evil

[Mother of Puppies 36,615]

They are so beautiful and actually the male peacocks make one of the most beautiful noises in the animal world. (and no, I'm not kidding. I really love that sound)

 

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NBC has gone too far with their Peacock advertisements 

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28 minutes ago, NicoB said:

In my opinion they are gorgeous and would love to have them in my backyard, unless the peacocks are causing an imbalance in the local ecosystem. Are they causing any?

Well, presumably they'd be in competition with other birds, so any imbalance could cause extraneous issues in the food web. They might over-extend the current population that supplies their food too.

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Of course those gay a$$ birds would during pride month lol.

iconic tbh. They probably planned this in their little peacock group chat or sum

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53 minutes ago, NicoB said:

In my opinion they are gorgeous and would love to have them in my backyard, unless the peacocks are causing an imbalance in the local ecosystem. Are they causing any?

From what I found, they eat flowers, vegetables, snails, bugs and whatever wasted foods they can find. So it doesn't seem like something too specific in the sense that they may eat the food of another species and disbalance the ecosystem. However, I did find that they are related to the wild turkey (which is native to US). I tried to google if these two species compete for food but I didn't found anything. Their numbers are probably too small to be a problem.

 

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1 hour ago, MotherOfPuppies said:

They are so beautiful and actually the male peacocks make one of the most beautiful noises in the animal world. (and no, I'm not kidding. I really love that sound)

 

Is that the noisy bird they are talking about? I bet they've never been near of tree crowded with parakeets. There is two mango trees in my backyard, and when is the time of the year they are full of mangoes, HUGE amounts of parakeets come and make extremely loud noise from early morning to late afternoon. I say that's the yearly time to get crazy

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We have so many of them here in Florida too. 
They poop everywhere. And they make a lot of noise.
 

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2 hours ago, chromatic puzea said:

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there are peacocks in california???

Not native of course they were brought in by wealthy people, but yes so far I have known upper class people who have peacocks as pets or ornamental lawn animals, over time the peacock population have become loose and become feral

We have an issue with parrots that escaped from an aviary 

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Katy is coming?