A very large Photowalk Challenge June/July Critter

[Instructor57]

The picture was from the last time I saw this peacock, I was on my warm up walk prior to a run .I saw him again this morning crossing the road in front of me but I didn't stop to take a picture as I had just started my run about 30 seconds ago!

A couple of cars stopped to let him cross 🙂

I finished my run (C25k Re run Week 5 run 3) on the same road but by then he was nowhere to be seen.

I hear him calling out every evening at dusk and early each morning, he lives just a few minutes from my house 🙂

[ToothPickJafah 500miles per year]

Such a magnificent creature 🦚 and great photo Ian! 👍

Well done completing week 5 👏

[Instructor57 in reply to ToothPickJafah]

Thank you , and yes, a very beautiful bird ! (Although noisy sometimes 🤣)

[ToothPickJafah 500miles per year in reply to Instructor57]

I’d LOVE to see a peacock up close!!

[Instructor57 in reply to ToothPickJafah]

He actually walked straight across the road in front of me as I started to run 🤣Just took his time and swagerered across the road

[ToothPickJafah 500miles per year in reply to Instructor57]

Haha he was showing off, like the peacock he is 😂🦚

[AlMorr 1000miles per year]

First of all Ian congratulations on re completing run 3 of week 5 of C25K, that's a lovely photo of a peacock, at one of the parkruns I go to there are several peacocks in an area in thr park that the runners pass, in fact the place that the run director and others go to to sort out the result's is called The Peacock Restaurant.

[Instructor57 in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you Alan 🙂👍.We used to have a peacock living in the grounds of our local orthopaedic hospital , he lived there over 20 years but died a few years ago now .

He was called Percy and was very famous in the area.

There is a sculpture of him outside the front of the hospital 🙂

[Cookscat]

Wow that absolutely beautiful and unusual , 😁

[Instructor57 in reply to Cookscat]

Yes, he is not something you see every day !Although I hear him every day 🤣

[CBDB Administrator]

Handsome big critter, isn’t he! Sounds like he may be also our loudest critter to date! 🤣

[Instructor57 in reply to CBDB]

Yes, very handsome and very loud 🤣

[Jools2020]

Definitely a large critter! Great pic. They are beautiful.

[Instructor57 in reply to Jools2020]

Absolutely stunning looking bird 😁

[Rachmaninov2]

Glad the running is going well Ian. Thank you for posting this beautiful photo. The peacock has such glorious colours and is truly a sight to behold, I know some people do find their calls a nuisance though. Hoping the weather has cooled for you and Misty, I have been finding the heat difficult since the heart attack. Much cooler now thank goodness. 🐈 ☁️

[Instructor57 in reply to Rachmaninov2]

Thank you , the running is fine ...The plantar Fasciitis is still painful though 😐

And yes, he is a stunning bird but his calls can get a little annoying at times 😁

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Instructor57]

Hope the running doesn’t make the plantar fasciitis any worse.

[Instructor57 in reply to Rachmaninov2]

At the moment it's a balancing act !

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Instructor57]

I’m finding that all health issues seem to involve some kind of balancing act, we just need to be vigilant. ⚖️

[SueAppleRun]

Gosh he's beautiful

[Instructor57 in reply to SueAppleRun]

He is isn't he 😁

[Folkylass]

What a beautiful photo of such a magnificent bird. I saw one last week on the farm gates by us but I was too slow at getting my phone out and getting the perfect shot😂he ran off very quickly. Congratulations on getting your run in and it’s good to read the running is going well.🥰

[Instructor57 in reply to Folkylass]

Yes, he is stunning!The running is fine.

The plantar Fasciitis is still an issue though 😐

[Folkylass in reply to Instructor57]

That’s so painful. I haven’t had it but my husband occasionally has a flare up of it and he suffers with it so I can sympathise. I hope it gets better soon🥰

[Dendev75]

lovely photo. Well done on the run 3 week 5, how was it?

[Instructor57 in reply to Dendev75]

Thank you .The plantar Fasciitis is still a bit of a pain (literally!) 😐

[Dendev75 in reply to Instructor57]

oh no, sorry to hear that 😞

[Gthants]

What a stunner!

[Instructor57 in reply to Gthants]

He is isn't he 🙂

[Doris8 1000miles per year]

What beautiful colours on the peacock. Well done on your run 👏

[Instructor57 in reply to Doris8]

Yes, he is very colourful!And thank you ! 🙂

[PeggySusi]

A long time ago, early 80s, newlywed, I lived in a house on a steep hill with rolling fields behind it. There must have been a peacock at one of the farms in the hills a little way off. At first we didn’t know what the rather eerie call was. We never actually saw the bird, but heard it regularly.Your post has evoked many memories for me.

[Instructor57]

Yes it's a very eerie call!I didn't know what it was until my neighbour told me that the peacock was around the gardens again .

There used to be one living in the grounds of the local orphapedic hospital.

It lived there for 22 years before it died .

There is even a sculpture of him outside the front of the hospital, he was called Percy 😁