Lonely Male Peacock in Search of a Mate

Periodically, we hear the uniquely loud and haunting sound of a lonely peacock. He’s sort of a neighborhood peacock, in how he roams the area as if it’s his territory to enjoy and watch over.

Our neighborhood peacock lives down the street from us at a small farm that has some kind of small goats. So far, we’ve only seen one lone peacock.

Sometimes, especially in spring, we hear his baleful call piercing the air through the trees of 40-ish rolling acres of our neighborhood and surrounding areas. It’s sad because he seems lonely and to be searching for a peahen.

We don’t know his name, but I’ve donned him Regal Regis. He’s a precocious fellow, roaming neighbors yards and even flying to up to rooftops and treetops.

It was such a marvel for us to see a peacock in our area that we took photos and videos, which you can see below. And… we also had to look up a few peacock facts to answer the many questions that came to mind as we admired this beautiful bird. So here are a few to share.

Brief Peacock Facts

• Males – Peacocks
• Females – Peahens
• Collective – Peafowl
• Scientific Name – Pavo cristatus
• Lifespan – 20 years
• Tail length – up to 6′ long & 60% of body weight
• Weight – 9-13 lbs
• Peacock Eggs (more correctly called Peahen eggs –
  • Quantity: Peahens can lay up to 20 eggs per year
  • Size: Peacock eggs (peahen)are approximately 3x the size of chicken eggs
  • Taste: Delicious – similar to chicken eggs; considered gourmet item; hard to find and very expensive
• A group of peacocks is called a muster

For more peacock facts.

Images of Our Neighborhood Peacock

If you’re interested in other cool birds and bird stories, here’s one on a white cardinal that lived in our yard for a couple years.

More Neighborhood Peacock Photos

Contributions From the Community

If you’re thinking it would be cool to own a peacock, this might help: Reasons to and not to raise peacocks.

And, if you enjoy other unusual birds, check out this white cardinal.