Lucio the Peacock Arrives at the Sanctuary

We received a call today from the lovely folks at Enthoven to say a Peacock had made a home near their visitors reception and showed no signs of leaving. The site is the largest single site producer of recycled lead in Europe so it was quite the mystery how he came to be at their premises.  We went along and with the help of the staff managed to collect him and bring him back to the Sanctuary. He seems to be very tame and we have decided to call him Lucio after the flamboyant hero from the online Overwatch game played by millions all over the world.

He’s quite the hero, beautifully marked and very intelligent. He made himself right at home at the Sanctuary and after saying hello to the ducks, tucked into a well deserved meal. Peacocks are large and colorful pheasants known for their iridescent tails. The males tail feathers spread out in a fan shape that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s body length. The end of the feathers have ‘eyes’ of blue, gold, red, and other hues. The tail feathers are used in courtship displays and they can be arched into a stunning display that reaches across the bird’s back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size and quality of the males feathers.