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'Peacock whisperer' sought for Cottenham peahen stray 'Free spirit' stray Cottenham peahen's owner traced
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A "peacock whisperer" might be the only way to capture an elusive stray peahen wandering around a village, a Cambridgeshire vet employee said. A stray peahen, described as a "free spirit", has been reunited with its owner after wandering around a Cambridgeshire village for five days.
Karen O'Brien, from Cottenham Village Vet, said she had received numerous reports of sightings since Sunday. Staff at Cottenham Village Vet received numerous calls about the bird, which no-one had been able to catch.
"She seems to have travelled about two miles from one end of the village to the other, but every time we hear about her, she's moved on," she said. Vet receptionist Sue Scally said: "The peahen now seems to have made itself at home in someone's nice big garden and the bird's owner has been to visit it.
"We think we've traced the owner. Now we just have to find the peahen." "Everyone seems to think she'll go home when she's good and ready."
The peahen was first spotted on Sunday.
Irena Rao, who lives in Woodlark Drive, spotted the peahen sitting on her fence on Sunday.Irena Rao, who lives in Woodlark Drive, spotted the peahen sitting on her fence on Sunday.
'Peacock whisperer'
"It was a bit surreal to see a bird of that stature in my garden," she said."It was a bit surreal to see a bird of that stature in my garden," she said.
"She was sitting on the roof of my daughter's playhouse for a while, as well." Her mother Joy Dingley, who photographed the peahen, said: "Having just spent 10 years living in Arizona I knew I was going to have to get to grips with a different set of birds to watch when we returned to England.
Her mother, Joy Dingley, who photographed the peahen, said: "Having just spent 10 years living in Arizona I knew I was going to have to get to grips with a different set of birds to watch when we returned to England.
"I wasn't, however, expecting to see a Peahen in my daughter's garden.""I wasn't, however, expecting to see a Peahen in my daughter's garden."
Mrs O'Brien, a receptionist at the vets' surgery, said the peahen had not been reported missing, but after so many sightings the surgery put a poster on its door asking if anyone had lost a bird. Karen O'Brien, also a receptionist at the vets, said although the peahen had not been reported missing, after so many sightings staff put a poster on the surgery door asking if anyone had lost a bird.
"The peahen seems to have left a trail all over the village. We've asked if anyone sees it can they perhaps lure it into a shed or somewhere, and then we can come and collect it," she said. She said the peahen had "left a trail all over the village" and staff at the surgery were hoping someone could lure it into a shed so it could be collected.
"I'm not sure how you lure a peahen, though. Having realised how difficult it was to lure a peahen anywhere, she said: "Perhaps what we need is a peacock whisperer to help us out."
"Perhaps what we need is a peacock whisperer to help us out." After five days of wandering, the bird was spotted on Histon Road in the village and made its way to a large garden.
"They're not easy birds to catch, so both the homeowner and the bird's owner have decided to leave her where she's happy," Mrs Scally said.
"The peahen seems to have a mind of her own. She's what I'd call a free spirit.
"She has a husband back home, so I'm pretty sure at some point she'll make her way back to him," she added.