Peacocks in the terrace!

Few months back when i went home, i happened to see a peacock hopping in the vacant land in front of the house... It was quite surprising for me to see it there...Even though, there was a small coconut farm near our house, i didn't expect peacocks! When i enquired with my mother, she said there are lot of wild peacocks in nearby area, they come there to eat the maize which has been cultivated in a vacant land few yards away...She also complained that they spoilt the whole cultivation. btw, the market rate of the vacant land runs in few crores and the owner seems to be happily cultivating maize! I am tempted to curse him with an ICICI Bank Home Loan, out of pure jealousy ;)

And the next day, i was totally surprised to see around 7-8 peacocks and peahens sitting in our neighbour's terrace.

Somehow, this picture makes one feel very happy and peaceful :) Apparently, my mother doesn't seem to share the same level of excitement... maybe, they find this normal!

Interestingly, this reminds of one thing...When we, set of strangers from same hostel, shifted to a new flat, we were happy to see so many pigeons near the windows (In Tamilnadu, we had never seen many pigeons, that too so near to the living area )...The house owner warned us that they'll create lot of mess around, if allowed to sit near the windows...We wondered why this person was full of dislike towards the poor pigeons...After 1 month, we were in the same state wondering what exactly could be done to overcome the pigeon menace! Later this problem continued in many more flats where we stayed... :)

Interestingly, in the new city, i haven't seen that many pigeons...