FLORIDA POOPING WILDLIFE REPORT
A neighborhood covered in poop is at war over whether majestic peacocks should stay
This is happening near where this blog lives.
(Thanks to Doug Hamilton and Ranald Adams)
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Florida's State Turd.
Posted by: manual tomato | April 28, 2017 at 06:26 AM
"...county law prohibits tampering with eggs or trapping and removing peafowl unless they are transferred to a protected place."
How about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? In February.
Posted by: Ralph | April 28, 2017 at 06:39 AM
I saw The Majestic Pooping Penguins open for Buster Poindexter. Helluva show.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | April 28, 2017 at 06:41 AM
Lake Oswego (OR) has had to deal with peafowl for awhile now. Many of the same problems and personalities involved
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | April 28, 2017 at 07:14 AM
Send us some peacocks; we'll send you some geese.
Posted by: Clankie | April 28, 2017 at 08:09 AM
Eventually to morph into a too-many-gators-and-pythons problem. Just need to wait it out.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | April 28, 2017 at 08:54 AM
Kudos to Linda Robertson for this article, especially this section:
"Double-decker tour buses began rolling through the lush lanes, disgorging passengers who took pictures and dropped cigarette butts in front yards."
Best use of 'disgorging' this century.
Posted by: MOTW | April 28, 2017 at 10:06 AM
We have a flock of about 9 that are regularly in our front lawn (or on our roof). Since we have 3 dogs (and a cat) they don't come into our enclosed back yard much. With the dogs in the back and the Peacocks in the front, poop is pretty well evenly distributed over our property. I find it interesting that in Spanish the peacock is a "Pavo Real", which literally means "Royal Turkey" or "Royal Idiot" in English, your choice.
Posted by: WVPlantman | April 28, 2017 at 10:37 AM
POOP WARS, coming this fall on Netflix.
Posted by: Le Petomane | April 28, 2017 at 10:45 AM
I gather that the flamigos of yesteryear have been replaced with peacocks?
Give it time and science will prevail, replacing them with "new improved" raptors!
Posted by: funny man | April 28, 2017 at 11:19 AM
Burmese pythons, take note.
Posted by: fractalist | April 28, 2017 at 01:55 PM
The article goes 'on 'n on'n on..
in the name of all birds, no less
Posted by: Chattertail | April 28, 2017 at 03:06 PM
Trump will solve the problem when he abolishes sanctuary cities, and presumably counties.
Posted by: Ralph | April 28, 2017 at 09:11 PM
Sounds like Trump is setting up for a fall, not triumph.
Posted by: Grouch potato | April 29, 2017 at 12:03 AM