The people may have left for now, but the peacocks stayed.
Yet, another post on animals!
Anyone who has followed me for more than a few posts... knows that besides blogging about tech tips on how to be a better blogger, I'm a sucker for all sorts of furry and feathered critters.
As I was driving a few weeks ago, I saw a beautiful peacock and forwarded a picture of him to my dear friend @fukako via Discord.
And, it just occurred to me that I had a bloggable moment, so here goes...
Peacocks live wild in certain pockets of town. Not too long ago, my husband and I were driving down a heavily traveled street and had to hit the brakes to allow one of these beautiful birds to pass. So, when I saw another one, I drove to take a closer look, and it struck me how resilient wildlife can be.
This particular neighborhood was flooded during Hurricane Harvey with 5 feet of water inside of the homes for 14 days. The flooding happened in August 2017... 9 months ago! Many of the homes are still uninhabitable... still under renovation and repair.
The people may have moved out, the yards are overgrown, yet the majestic birds thrive. Yes, the people will return and at that time, the birds will once again happily cohabitate with people again, but for now, the birds have the run of this particular neighborhood.
They're everywhere
In the video, you'll see how in just this one street, I saw two peacocks. I sped up the video for all you impatient folks! 🤣
More photos
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Final Thoughts
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@karencarrens
(drawing by @fukako)
How pretty! They own the city just on the other side of the Canadian border, too.
We had two males and one female on our horse ranch growing up. The boys were better watchdogs than my Grandma's Doberman Pincher!
That's so cool! They are bold. No fear. And fun to look at. I remember having to sit in my car outside of our home a few times years ago because a particularly mean one was hanging around. hehe
This post reminds me of the cats left behind in the aftermath of Katrina. I visited New Orleans in the aftermath of the hurricane there and saw hundreds of cats which had been left behind or orphaned by the flooding.
It's easier to see these beautiful birds, I believe somehow that the birds don't know that their humans have gone the way that the cats did.
Thanks for this post!
@tawasi, omg, that would break my heart to see so many kitty cats without homes. Cats, unlike peacocks, need people. I actually adopted a Katrina kitty that was cruelly abandoned by their owners in Houston. She's the sweetest cat. Used to come out of the tree to follow me when I walked my dog. I started letting her live in a closet in my front patio but she was inviting other cats to share her bed and food so I eventually let her in. That was years ago. She's an old lady now. hehe. Thank you for your comment. It brought me down memory lane.
And, you're right, the peacocks are wild. They probably are glad they don't need to worry about people and cars invading their space. 🤣
Let’s hope the peacocks will stay on Steem as well :)
They will. I wonder with your neighborhood critters would mesh with our birds. Hmm.
I love those images, great work @karencarrens
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