On the first day of my new job, at JBA (flood consultants), at Broughton Hall Business Park, with moderate levels of nerves/excitement/apprehension, I met the Peacock. Unofficially named Percy, he was standing just around the bend, in the middle of the single track road, in full feathered display! Thankfully, I was driving at a dribble and was able to stop and navigate around him with a bit of persuasion.
In the days that followed, I have heard Percy more than I have seen him. And oh boy, he is a noisy little bird - shrieking and squawking. This is particularly disturbing when having an outdoor meeting (well it was nice and sunny) about event sets, probability distributions etc and he joins in! But anyhow, I have also been warned to "avoid" "run-away" and "do not touch" as apparently he is a vicious little bugger.
This aggressive streak my help explain his appearance on the Broughton Hall estate a couple of years back. Whilst he blends in with the Manor, walled garden, game keepers etc, he comes from a previous owner. Caught on CCTV, a white van turned up in the dead of night, opened its back doors and pushed poor Percy out before scarpering off!
Well, I quite like him and look forward to taking his photo in the not too distant future!
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