That bird may have been driven from the Narrabundah colony by a dominant male, which seems to be a reason for single males relocating. That colony has dispersed somewhat, no longer appearing in the aggregations of 25 plus we saw a couple of years ago. A couple of dead hens were lying in the street last week, perhaps killed by a vehicle, dog or fox. Meanwhile a trickle of regeneration is apparent as usual for the time of year. Publicising this risks stimulating an outbreak of peafowl rage among those who see these as a threat to the environment, or our way of life, or something.
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From: sandra henderson [
Sent: Monday, 23 January 2012 2:43 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] "Andrew" the peacock at the National Library
"Andrew" is mentioned periodically in this forum, so I thought an update was in order. He used to frequent the podium level bistro area, but was discouraged from there, so has been in residence in the Library's loading bay for many months. He's often perched on building contractors' utes, supervising their comings and goings, on the sawhorses or other equipment set up there, or above the walkway, and occasionally parades around the loading bay carpark area with tail gloriously displayed. He's a very handsome peacock! This morning I didn't see him as I walked in to deliver some Birds of Canberra Gardens for the NLA bookshop, and found him perched inside the receiving bay next to the security desk, atop the forklift, with tail aloft. He is now remarkably tame, and seems to enjoy all the attention from staff and other visitors to the loading dock.
sandra h
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