The other night while in the middle of a pet portrait sitting, I was told by Wendy Kelly, Animal Behaviorist extraordinaire that she had just captured a Peacock that was wandering the busy streets outside the office. She was wondering if I wanted to shoot some photos of it. OF COURSE I WANTED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE BIRD!!

As Wendy decsribed how she chased the bird down the street, I was wishing I'd had the chance to shoot that as well. It's not often one sees a woman chasing a large gaudy bird down the middle of the street narrowly avoiding traffic, motorists honking, staring, wondering what the heck was going on.

I only had about fifteen minutes between pet portrait sessions. With the help of several staff members at Pinellas Animal Hospital, the Peacock was corralled onto the backdrop. He was reasonably cooperative but there were a few instances when he let me know I was too close.

I was hoping he would display his wonderful tail feathers but he wasn't in the mood.

Wendy contacted the Humane Society who agreed to pick the bird up. Apparently there's a "Peacock Round-up" going on. The birds are then relocated to a Sanctuary.