The peacock, who sleeps in a tree and spends the day in the family's garden in the Normanton area of Derby, has begun exploring the kitchen when the back door is left open.
The stray male, named Sheru by Bhajan Pabla and his wife Kulwinder, briefly went missing last week but has since returned after being found roaming the very urban neighbourhood.
Mr Pabla, 56, said: ''He's quite a cocky bird. If we leave the back door open he'll poke about in the kitchen.
''Some kids chased him away from my garden. He ran off towards Showcase Cinema and that was the last I saw of him. We wondered how difficult it was to lose a peacock."
Chris Hunt, from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, warned that it may not be long before the animal leaves again. He said: ''It may begin to wander further as it gets older and starts to think about breeding.''
3 comments:
I feel their pain, I had the same problem with my (then) two geese "Gravy' and 'Drumstick'. They'd just wander in if I left the door open. I eventually sold the pair to a local farmer who says they are living the life of Riley on his place.
Hahaha, great photo, Steve!
Peacocks have the most awful voices. They sound like a baby being tortured. I wouldn't want one living in my yard!
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