We had completed a shed in the spring to store some of our bird cages however the cages got kicked out as we ended up rescuing a peacock out of Milbrook! We recieved a call from a family who said that one was living in their back yard and another was living in the fair grounds. They were dumped there in the middle of town and the town folk were feeding them but were very worried as they were quite close to the highway.

We managed to capture the male but the female is still on the loose. We are hoping to have her by the end of month with the help of some of the people in Milbrook. We have a possible home for them once we get them both together. As for now he is temporarily residing in the shed until we can capture the female and then work on getting them to their new home!

I should tell you his name is Stanley as he was affectionately named by the people in Milbrook and Prisilla is the female. Stanley loves blueberries but really hasn't turned down anything we have fed him to date. Now we can't be sure but it certainly sounds to us like Stanley is saying hello! My husband has been talking regularly to him and swears as do the kids that Stanley is saying hello back to them. I have not personally heard it myself but have been doing some research on whether Peacocks can talk and the only answer I have recieved is that "I wouldn't be surprised!" So if anyone knows whether Peacocks can or can not talk I would love to hear from you!

Wish us luck on reuniting Prisilla and Stanley!

Nancy