New Peafowl owner with ?s (Updated Pics on Growth Changes) - Page 7

Here is picture from 07/15/2012 after big rains we got.

 

 

Here are more from 07/22/2012:

Stroll through the tall grass. Yeap need to mow again.

 

Nibbling on grasshoppers n grass seeds along the way.

Say what is that?

 

 Where?

 

Up there!

 

Oh My! That is a big scary bird up there!

 

Lets go blend in with the chickens.

 

A few days later the big scary bird (Hawk) snatched my smallest white silkie rooster Charlie up. The Hawks watch for loners that stray from the main flock and do not heed the warning calls.

The White Silkie in the picture above is the taller one Charming. He is trying to sneak up on Mrs. Grumpy.

 

07/30/2012 munching on the millet plant grown wild under the bird feeder. The hen near them is a big Wyandotte. It gives you an idea of how big they are getting.

 

I am beginning to think Phoenix is a girl and Skyflower is a boy as Phoenix has a dash of irredescent feathers on her back; whereas, Skyflower is getting them all over his head and neck. Skyflower gets flashier each day.

 

Tried to get some fun shots but just got blurrs as they move to fast for my camera. Everyone had watermelon treat yesterday evening when I got home. The Peas heads were bobbing soo fast I could not get a good shot of em.

 

Hope everyone is staying as cool as possible this summer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awe, but I just want one of em' to be a girl so bad. Well, maybe the next Trade Day in Conroe that is in October someone will have some Peahens for sale.

Yep birds of prey are always on the look out for an easy target. I keep my Silkies poofs trimmed, but if they space out and don't pay attention then they get seperated from the flock. Charlie had a space cadet personnality. Rita is my biggest ding bat, but always manages to not get the hawks attention. Ofcourse she is always shadowing Cinnimon who is my older more alert Silkies Rooster.

Yep, sunshine is miracle grow.
It felt like a really long time of Phoenix's eye to heal. Now you would never know by looking at him that there was an issue.

The Peas were up to something behind the goat pen...what could they be doing?

 

 

AHA!! Finally, caught them practicing their fan techniques! I used the tree as cover while I began snapping pics...Must have caught Phoenix at the end of his display as Skyflower dominated the show the rest of the time.

 

Funnyboy watches them for a bit from the bachlor pen. (top left of the pic below)

 

Iddy Biddy wanders by and gets the star fan show.

Loader is sticking on me, lets see if I can load the rest....

Poor Phoenix is getting bored.

 

Uh-oh, Phoenix spots me.

 

Hey! Watcha doing over there?

 

Yep, the show ended as I was caught.

But I had fun getting some great pics of the boys today. Both Phoenix and Skyflower are getting more curious and have been testing their flight abilities more n more. Phoenix flew across the yard at a low level then straight up to the top of Dad's shop. He looked back down like WOW I just did that? Skyflower was looking up at him as if to say "cool".

 

Well the boys decided to fly up to the porch railing to see what we were doing inside. We ofcourse were eating dinner and watching them watch us. Skyflower's irredescent feathers are so cool looking. They look green then he turns and you can see blue n purple colors mixed in there. Phoenix is getting more irredescent feathers as well. While sitting on the porch railing they spotted the cat food. They were acting like naw we're not interested; however, Phoenix snuck up the steps a little while ago to steal some bits of cat food.

 

They are definitely entertaining fellas.