"If someone has lost their peacock, they are on the roof of a house." This is the type of message that the inhabitants of La Celle-Saint-Cloud (Yvelines) have been sending for a few days on social networks, after chance encounters with this funny bird.
Sometimes on the edge of the forest of La Malmaison near the Saint-François-d'Assise estate, sometimes avenue de la Jonchère in the Elysée-2 residence... Locals follow the trail of this harmless animal, using videos and photos posted on Facebook. "I thought it was settled for 10 days, is surprised the mayor (LR), Olivier Delaporte, also amused by the situation. He has not remained confined to one sector of the city, he is on the move. »
The peacock would indeed have found its owner – a third – after a long walk in town at the end of April. Seen at the residence of the Orangerie, on the coast of Jonchères on the edge of Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine), it had been the subject of a report on Pet Alert Yvelines, a network that allows, via Facebook, to find the owners of abandoned animals.
If you cross him, contact the town hall recommends the LPO
Since then, apart from a short trip at the beginning of the week, the bird had not been talked about. Until Wednesday. "Climate change? Soon lemurs in the Élysée 2 residence? " comments one user.
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"My spouse just said to me: Hey, you know what this morning, I saw... a peacock in the parking lot, "also says a resident this Thursday evening. Proof that the beautiful animal has continued its celloclodoaldian peregrinations (strange adjective specific to La Celle-Saint-Cloud).
While most reviews confirm the general astonishment, some are worried that the feathered beast will not find its owner, as well as its meadow or garden. Especially because of foxes, this predator having had the feathers of at least one peacock in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris.
If by chance you cross paths with a peacock yourself, the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) simply recommends contacting the town hall.
