When I raised the blind on the landing window, a beautiful peacock was looking in at me from the garage roof. In the past hour it has been in the front garden and now back on the garage because the owners have tracked him down! I was on the phone fruitlessly while RSPCA numbers just give long recorded messages (donations?!!) It belongs on a farm about a mile away. Neighbour is off work and has videoed a lot. Wish I had the means of sending pic. On instruction, I put bread down to aid capture.
When I took my eye off the action for five minutes the peacock's keeper captured and took it home. Two feathers were left on my drive which I could offer my daughter who has a very tall ornamental vase. I shall miss him and all that excitement which happened before 10.15 a.m..
Maybe I was quite relieved NOT to see such a large, proud, noble and gorgeous creature bundled up in whatever they used (is 'ignominiously' the word?) We had exchanged a lot of eye contact and been quite close for a couple of hours!!