original2@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agosaw a peacock in a central london parklemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down13
arrow-up192arrow-down1imagesaw a peacock in a central london parklemmy.worldoriginal2@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareOurTragicUniverse@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoEscaped pets mostly but some belong to zoos and are tagged and wander around. We also have a population of parrots in London that are descended from escaped pets too.
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoIn my hometown of Dunfermline they have (or had) 3 or 4 peacocks living in Pittencrief Park, who regularly wander(ed) up and in the town high street. Not sure if they’re still there though, as they kept getting hit by cars :-(
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoYeah, I’ve seen them, haven’t seen wild peacocks before.
Escaped pets mostly but some belong to zoos and are tagged and wander around.
We also have a population of parrots in London that are descended from escaped pets too.
In my hometown of Dunfermline they have (or had) 3 or 4 peacocks living in Pittencrief Park, who regularly wander(ed) up and in the town high street.
Not sure if they’re still there though, as they kept getting hit by cars :-(
Yeah, I’ve seen them, haven’t seen wild peacocks before.