Throughout the month of April the Peacocks sang their songs through the night and into the day each morning. They chased each other around trees and up into the trees at night, then another round of "Me Ha, Me Ha, Meh, Me Ha, Me Ha, Mehhhh, mehh" vocals began.
Based off the last two years of observing the peafowl we determined the actual mating must occur sometime around the beginning of May because the first babies were spotted at the end of May and beginning of June. Since it takes 30 days for a peafowl egg to mature we've back timed the mating to be around now.
Over the last few evenings the singing has stopped. We're missing it a lot, it's a very unique and beautiful sound after you become accustomed to it.
Just to prove me wrong some peacock (Huge I suspect from his tone) let out a couple of "Me Ha" calls. Overall the singing has virtually ended. The chasing each other has also subsided, the males are no longer jockeying for dominance in the flock.
My favorite Pea-boy Hookie was notably absent for a good bit of April. He's usually right here by the window in the mornings looking for a treat but since there's sex at play here he has been out chasing the ladies, skunking around like the wonderful blue tramp he is.
So, if the mating is over, will the peacocks start pulling out their beautiful long tail feathers in preparation for the hot summer? We can only guess.
UPDATE: Ok there is still a little more singing going on. We can hear HUGE up in his tree out by the big pond at night, he still lets out a few "Me ha's". There are also some far away peafowl cries occurring in the early evening.
Today is may 15 and it's very quiet. No peafowl calls and no peafowl in sight. Perhaps they're attending newly laid eggs? We hope so. We're ready for this years babies. Hopefully they will be smarter than last years kids.
UPDATE: Ok there is still a little more singing going on. We can hear HUGE up in his tree out by the big pond at night, he still lets out a few "Me ha's". There are also some far away peafowl cries occurring in the early evening.
Today is may 15 and it's very quiet. No peafowl calls and no peafowl in sight. Perhaps they're attending newly laid eggs? We hope so. We're ready for this years babies. Hopefully they will be smarter than last years kids.
