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by Brooke Ezzo | photos courtesy of Bill and Mary Lou Garcia
f you’ve driven down Sagebrush Drive lately, or ever, you may have noticed that residents share the roadways with some beautifully unique creatures. And by “share,” we mean it’s understood that the Flower Mound peacocks and peahens (or peafowl, to be technical) have the right of way at all times. They seem to be completely unaware of oncoming traffic. Typical mornings for some residents include loud wake up calls, taps at their windows, or the unmistakable pitter-patter of talons on the roof. For one neighbor, in particular, these sounds have become second nature.
delivered, the peacocks realized they did not like the Adams’ Rottweilers and immediately flew off landing on our property.”
Bill Garcia has lived in Flower Mound for over 35 years. His 3-acre lot is covered in 60-foot-tall trees and English Ivy, creating an abundant feeding ground and sanctuary to the peafowl since they landed on his doorstep over three decades ago.
It didn’t take long for those peafowl to make themselves at home. The three became ten, then quickly multiplied. At one point, the Sagebrush area catered to 125 peafowl.
“Earl Adams bought his wife Barbara one peacock and two peahens as a birthday present,” Garcia said. “Minutes after being
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From the beginning, the Garcia family has treated these
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