Hundreds of Peacocks Take Over California Town of East Pasadena

Peacocks continue to flood into the Los Angeles area. The colorful birds have long roamed Los Angeles streets but residents have reported damaged property and noise complaints, which has led to a proposed ban on feeding them. Among the annoyances is the male birds’ mating call, which resident Kathleen Tuttle said “sounds like babies being tortured through a loud microphone.” So she enlisted the help of peacock relocator Jonathan Gonzalez.