Is THIS the missing Ms. Bird?

Bruce Shemrock's photo of white peahen in Northwest Fort Lauderdale.

Via the neighborhood list serve, from Bruce Shemrock at Northwest Fifth Avenue and 17th Street, came this photo of Ms. Bird "in my yard last week."

If his photo does show Ms. Bird (and it sure looks like her) she is far from "home" but looks to be healthy. Perhaps even better, neighbor Chris Wainwright at Northwest Seventh Avenue and 16th Street said "the other peacocks and peahens in the neighborhood were chasing it off."

Peacocks can be bossy but Ms. Bird is experienced at bossing around the Muscovy ducks in the neighborhood, so she probably can handle herself. At least she finally has the company of her own species.

It is amazing that she could be so far away: there are many busy streets between our house and her new stamping ground. But Ms. Bird has been by herself now for so long that if she heard other peacocks crowing I suspect she would follow the sound as far as necessary to be with her peeps.