Peafowl update

["Philip Veerman" <>]

Hello Peter,

 

You may be right but who knows. Surely there are many foxes and feral cats and raptors and dogs, not to mention still some tigers which will certainly eat them, where peafowl are native. They are likely to be adapted to high predation rates, so what we have here will probably be little problem for them.

 

Philip.  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Ormay [
Sent: Sunday, 7 February 2010 12:55 PM
To: John Layton; 'Vikki'; 'Geoffrey Dabb';
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Peafowl update

Peafowl is one species I would not be concerned about becoming a nuisance feral in Australia. I don't think they would stand a snowflakes chance in hell surviving outside the built-up area with so many foxes and feral cats about.  I'm surprised that chicks have survived in suburbia there. I suspect they go from dog free yard to dog free yard over fences and some people feed them.  Do any COG members live in the area and know if they are fed?

 

Peter Ormay