I said, "Look at the head crest. It's a peacock but it has no tail feathers." I thought these birds wouldn't be able to survive a cold NY winter. But supposedly they are raised on LI and this one may have escaped or may be a resident of the park I was at.
I passed the image on to MCF and he quickly sent some internet images that confirmed it was indeed a peahen. "Who woulda' thunk it?"
I wish they would clean up all the trash along the lake :(
Check back tomorrow for another bird that has my wife and I guessing. It's a small, black feathered, white beaked, web-footed bird that was hanging out with the peahen, ducks, and geese.
