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The more access there is to free food, the more likely they're going to breed in higher numbers.Īnd those people that feed the birds tend to be surrounded by neighbours who now hate the birds because they'll routinely have, like I said, 15, 20 birds near their backyard because someone is feeding them there. And now what you're doing is you're, besides attracting large crowds, you're also manipulating the population. The problem seems to be that the people who like them like to feed them. Tell us a bit more about those who like the peacocks, want the peacocks to stay, and those who want to get rid of them. And that way it's a little more accommodating for the folks that live there. So we usually try and reduce the population by maybe 50 per cent. And then I'll work with the city to come up with a number that will hopefully keep the people who want them out happy, and also the people who want them to stay happy. I'll do a census on how many birds are there in the area. Usually what I do is I'll survey the area in question. They just want to bring the numbers down so there are less complaints from the residents. They don't want to remove the entire flock. Most of the cities that I work with, they want to be able to manage the population.

California condors are very rare, but 10% of them are trashing this woman's house.

This British swan won't stop knocking on people's doors for hours on end.

So sometimes they will call into the night and through the night, and almost always are calling all day long They're trying to attract females to their harem, and they're also trying to warn other males that this is their territory. This is probably when the cities that have these peafowl in their neighbourhoods get the most complaints, because this time of year the males are very vocal and they'll go up to the top of the trees or a rooftop and they will call and call and call. And they've been known to do several thousand dollars worth of damage on cars with their sharp talons and beak.

So when they see their reflection in something shiny, like a silver car or a hubcap, they'll attack it.

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Peacock removed from apartment doorway after attack on residentĪnd I understand they also might poke at your car.ĭuring this time of year, during springtime, the males are full of testosterone and they're trying to defend their territory and protect their females.

'Whoa, a peacock': Bird destroys $500 of booze in California liquor store.

And they'll even jump up on your roofs, and sometimes they break the terracotta tiles that are up there. And they love to dig up gardens and eat your plants and take dust baths in there. You know, they're foraging through the yards looking for food, whether it's plants or bugs or maybe some seeds.īut, you know, they're very large birds, so their droppings are large. We've had residents that we work with complain about having over 15 birds visit their backyard on a daily basis. You could have as many as a dozen in your yard?

But when you have a dozen of them in your backyard or on your roof or in the front patio, then they can be a little bit of a nuisance. Oh, they're beautiful to look at, especially when you're looking at them across the street at your neighbour's house. Mike, what's not to like about seeing a peacock strutting around in your garden? Here is part of Maxcy's conversation with As It Happens host Carol Off. According to the Post, residents either love or loathe the colourful creatures - and they feel the same way about the man who takes them away. They've become such a nuisance that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has proposed an ordinance that would ban humans from feeding them.īut getting rid of the birds has proven divisive. The birds in the San Gabriel Valley area are descendents of peafowl that were brought to the area by a wealthy entrepreneur in the late 19th century. The retired ornithologist traps peacocks and removes them from California neighbourhoods where, according to the Washington Post, the birds are proliferating. When Mike Maxcy does his job, he says people tend to either hug him or curse him out.