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**jimbo** · 07-05-2007, 02:01 PM

I was driving through Chesham last Friday and had to double-take. Walking along the pavement, close to the road was a beautiful peacock. Couldn't really stop and didn't have the camera with me anyway. Must say it was a bit of a shock though.

***Chocky*** · 07-05-2007, 02:55 PM

Probablylost it's way from a captive area.Hope it is well and found it's way home. They are lovely birds. Pitty about you not having a camera.

**Babs** · 07-05-2007, 07:13 PM

Hope your Peacock got home safe jimbo

***Chocky*** · 07-05-2007, 07:19 PM

I have never seen a peacock /hen fly. Can they?
I have seen the behaving like seagulls on picknic tables , couldn't believe my eyes.
Have some nice photos fro a years or so ago at Paignton Zoo

**Babs** · 07-05-2007, 08:41 PM

I have read that Peacocks can fly and often fly up into trees in the evening to keep safe. I don't know how far they can fly though, can't say I've ever seen one a my local reserve or flying over my garden..................now that would be a sight

**jimbo** · 08-05-2007, 10:46 AM

There's a bit more to my day out. After Chesham, went to the World's End Garden centre near Aylesbury. While walking round the greenhouse plants area, a robin was flying backwards and forwards inside. Seemed to be very unsettled. As we went on a bit I almost stepped on a tiny fledgling robin on the floor. It looked like a ball of wool. This made me realise that the one flying around was the worried mother. So I managed to get one of the staff to bring a small box which we used to move the baby to a safer place and it popped out to where the mother had better access. Had to leave it at that. Hope she managed to encourage it to fly.

***Chocky*** · 08-05-2007, 07:18 PM

Ahhh. Hope all ended well
I watch a Robin evrey day flying back and forth across the brook. I wondered what it was donig. May the same , trying to teach the young (not yet seen) to fly. This robin spends ages doing this. I will have to keep watching. It only started doing this last week.

**Babs** · 09-05-2007, 08:13 AM

Good on ya jimbo, well done helping the youngster

07-05-2007, 02:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
jimbo Founder Member Info Location: Greater London Gallery: 0 Equipment: Fuji Finepix S7000 Posts: 33 Join Date: Feb 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No camera I was driving through Chesham last Friday and had to double-take. Walking along the pavement, close to the road was a beautiful peacock. Couldn't really stop and didn't have the camera with me anyway. Must say it was a bit of a shock though.

07-05-2007, 07:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hope your Peacock got home safe jimbo

07-05-2007, 08:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I have read that Peacocks can fly and often fly up into trees in the evening to keep safe. I don't know how far they can fly though, can't say I've ever seen one a my local reserve or flying over my garden..................now that would be a sight

08-05-2007, 10:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
jimbo Founder Member Info Location: Greater London Gallery: 0 Equipment: Fuji Finepix S7000 Posts: 33 Join Date: Feb 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	There's a bit more to my day out. After Chesham, went to the World's End Garden centre near Aylesbury. While walking round the greenhouse plants area, a robin was flying backwards and forwards inside. Seemed to be very unsettled. As we went on a bit I almost stepped on a tiny fledgling robin on the floor. It looked like a ball of wool. This made me realise that the one flying around was the worried mother. So I managed to get one of the staff to bring a small box which we used to move the baby to a safer place and it popped out to where the mother had better access. Had to leave it at that. Hope she managed to encourage it to fly.

09-05-2007, 08:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Babs Founder Member Info Real name: Barbara Location: Greater Manchester Gallery: 14 Equipment: The equipment I use is a Canon 30D with Sigma 50-500mm lens. I also have a garden hide from which I take most of my pictures. Posts: 1,530 Join Date: Apr 2007 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Good on ya jimbo, well done helping the youngster

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