Minster folk's peacock woes
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by Nathan Rao
Some people may be woken in
the night by an owl hooting or a dog barking in the distance.
But for some, it is a more exotic
tone that drifts through the bedroom window as dawn breaks.
For people living in Court Tree
Drive it is the deafening and incessant wail of Peacocks at
3am.
According to one resident of the
otherwise peaceful Minster neighbourhood, there can be up
to 20 of the birds on his lawn at a time.
Dave Wilcock, 44, has resorted to
putting mesh around his cabbages and raspberries otherwise he says
they would be gobbled up.
He also said they mess on the shed,
try to reproduce with his car, and litter the roof with bird
mess.
One even took on his cat which he
claims has seen off much more aggressive opponents.
But he said he would not be without
the creatures visiting his garden as they make a colourful and
beautiful addition to life in his neighbourhood.
He said: "They are gorgeous but my
God they can be a nuisance.
"They attack the cars, especially
at this time of year when they see their reflection. They are also
mating at this time of year and are attracted to the colours of the
car.
"My cat is hard, but when he tried
to take one on thinking it was a big chicken, but they are vicious
and have massive claws and he didn’t stand a chance and couldn’t
compete. He would take on a fox, but not one of these.
"I have had 15 or 20 on the lawn in
the afternoon it is absolutely amazing."
For the full story, don't miss next week's Times
Guardian.
Friday, July 03 2009
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