Tolland's Wayward Pete The Peacock 'Rescued' To New Home

TOLLAND, CT — The saga of Tolland's Pete The Peacock has flipped to a new chapter with the wayward bird, known for its colorful feathers, personality and elusiveness, landing in a sanctuary.

That was the word from Tolland officials in the latest town manager's report and on the Tolland Animal Control Division Facebook page.

"After four long years of living on the streets, befriending geese, chasing mailmen and cars and pooing all over the local homeowners' porch and roof, Pete the Peacock has been captured and is going to a new home where he will have his own Peahen friend," animal control officials quipped on social media.

According to the report, animal control officers had been receiving complaints from a "landowner" on Goose Lane about a peacock, "which had been hanging around her residence, roosting on her roof and porch and leaving a mess around her property."

The bird, known as "Pete," had eluded capture until animal control officers recently borrowed a large, kennel-style trap from nearby Brooklyn, CT, officials said.

Pete was captured within a day and was transferred to his new home at Blue Bird Animal Sanctuary in Cheshire, MA.

Blue Bird director Cara Petricca said on social media that, "Pete is safe and sound in his new home," that includes a heated barn.

He also with his new girlfriend named Josephine, she said.

Pete will move into the Blue Bird aviary in the warmer months.

Photo Credit: Tolland Town Manager's Office

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