Dan wants to keep him in a pen. Dexter wants to devour him. I'm trying to figure out if this is some kind of cosmic sign. 
Sorry the picture is so blurry, but do you have any idea how jumpy those things are?
Out of sheer ignorance about peacocks, we tried an experiment. The results were that they don't like dried split peas or roasted, salted pumpkin seeds, but are big fans of pine nuts.
I think that's a great picture. I can't see the tailfeathers but if they're drab it's probably a peafowl. Are there farms near you?
Posted by: Cate | January 14, 2006 at 01:14 PM
Thanks, Cate! Yes, a little more research taught me that he is a she. Its a peahen. She is obviously used to people, because she is not very nervous around us. We're hoping she'll stick around, but she probably has a home somewhere.
Posted by: joie | January 14, 2006 at 02:13 PM
The say peacocks/hens make great "watch dogs", if you didn't have one already.
Posted by: DD | January 14, 2006 at 02:20 PM
Now you know to keep peacock appropriate food on hand just in case one stops by for a visit. This is all so Dr. Seuss, isn't it?
Posted by: Ragged Around The Edges | January 14, 2006 at 03:58 PM
Cool... may that peacock bring you good things. is Dexter a cat or dog? We have a Dexter kitty.
Love that name.
Posted by: cat | January 15, 2006 at 09:17 AM
I read this today, and thought, "what was I thinking? a peaFOWL? I guess they're all peafowls. At least somehow you figured out what I was going for. Hope your peahen isn't foul!
Posted by: Cate | January 15, 2006 at 05:03 PM
Dexter is a dog...Cat, don't we also have husbands with the same name? Or is that someone else...
Posted by: joie | January 15, 2006 at 06:41 PM