We left to go investigate the source of the fire and discovered to our horror, one of our beloved Peacock boys had been struck by a car and killed. It was one we affectionately called Buck. He was born here around the end of May last year so he was just under one-year old. We've watched this little guy grow up from being a soft-ball sized little fluff ball on pipe-cleaner legs to an almost mature peafowl male. It is like losing a family member the sadness I feel is indescribable.
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| Beautiful Buck the Peacock, RIP little friend, we'll miss you |
We headed on to the fire which was 1.5 miles from P2. It was more than a little alarming seeing flames jumping around and lighting up massive pine trees that are so dry from the last five months of extreme drought.
Here are some pictures from the West Melbourne fire on May 14, 2017
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| Subdivision Due North of P2 |
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| Helicopter flying through thick smoke on surveillance |
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| Our neighbors watch from the I95 overpass |
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| Another view of our neighbors |
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| Massive pine tree on fire |
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| Fire in the woods burning openly |
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| A cute spectator |
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| Helicopter dumping water from the sky |
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| More trees burning |
