Comments on: My NYC Home Where the Peacocks Roam

By: Out Walking the Dog

Out Walking the Dog — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:13:01 +0000

Hi Andre, That Queens peacock story was pretty funny. That school did get their peacock back, and I believe they made sure his wings were clipped. There was a peacock on the loose from the Central Park Zoo, last year, that perched on a fifth floor window ledge. That would be quite a change from the usual pigeons on the ledge. You can see a photo (not by me) in my post, Wandering Peacocks of NYC . As for mating season, the three peacocks I watch at St John's are all males. The fact that there are no females for miles around doesn't stop them from displaying their tails every chance they get. But maybe it does keep them from being as territorial as the ones you remember from Jamaica, because they seem as casual as ever with the many humans around. Interesting...

By: Andre

Andre — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:11:26 +0000

I’ve only seen a white peacock once… on a friend’s family property in Jamaica – West Indies – not the neighborhood in Queens… Speaking of Queens – I wonder how that peacock that belonged to some school is doing. The neighborhood sure got a kick out of him roaming around for 2 weeks. You could see even in the news clips the cops thought it was cool and didn’t really want to capture it – lolol. Then there was the one that escaped from the Bronx Zoo. I NY is peacock town now :) One thing I recall from the ones in Jamaica is that the males are very territorial during mating season…. they don’t like human interference in that time.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:47:20 +0000

My oh my – those beautiful birds, the “still life” of your pears and squash awaiting it’s transformation into soup! Welcome home Esau and Melissa – your sojourn on the ocean was beautiful and now we can share the wonder of your view of NYC – thanks for it all… (love those peacocks)

By: p hoey

p hoey — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:16:30 +0000

Peacocks, a secret garden and a harvest of squash and fruit–what more could a body want?

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:49:56 +0000

Your still lifes look like paintings. Ah it IS good to be home, isn’t it, and to have you back blogging about NY, Riverside Drive and peacocks! (I also like how the neck section came out!)

By: Anne Camille

Anne Camille — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:28:35 +0000

I used to stay frequently with a friend who lived across Amsterdam from St J the Divine. I heard the birds more than I saw them, but they were always lovely to espy. My friend moved elsewhere in Manhattan a few years ago. Hadn’t thought about the peacocks in a few years. Makes me a bit “homesick” for NYC and the days when business travel took me there regularly.