Peacock sighting

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May 6, 2016 at 8:19 am #842985

fluffylongshanks
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On Thursday around 6:00 I was driving eastbound on the ground-level part of the ramp from Admiral to the high bridge, and I had to slow down to let a peacock cross the road. It went heading along the fence by Nucor. I didn’t have a chance to capture a picture. Does anyone know if there is a wandering population in the greenbelt, or a small farm or garden that keeps them in West Seattle?

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May 6, 2016 at 9:11 am #842995

WSB
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Are you sure it wasn’t the alleged turkey we’ve been reporting on via reader photos? Some thought it might be a peahen. More thought, turkey. It’s been seen from Pigeon Point to almost-Beach Drive:

Turkey on the loose? West Seattle sightings

-Tracy

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May 6, 2016 at 9:35 am #842999

JanS
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someone on a FB page that I belong to reported seeing one (w/picture) on 23rd in Pigeon Point..was hard to tell if turkey or peahen from picture…looked for the waddle…hard to see…

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May 6, 2016 at 11:53 am #843016

datamuse
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Someone in Highland Park used to keep peacocks; we’d hear them sometimes in the morning. (Their calls are rather alarming. They sound like someone screaming.) Haven’t seen or heard them in years though.

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May 6, 2016 at 8:55 pm #843066

fluffylongshanks
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Yeah, you’re right, that turkey is the bird I saw! Going 30, just kind of saw a large bird with long legs. There used to be peacocks near my old house in Renton, so I kind of jumped to that conclusion.

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