It’s that time of year again. Around February, Harvey the Peacock starts gearing up to woo the ladies. Mating season will commence soon. He has grown his fabulous plumage back (after running around all summer, fall and winter in shorts!). His long, graceful, iridescent feathers look like a stunning Oriental silk robe. He now has a whole pride of females plus another younger male. I suspect that the younger male is his son! Anyway, when he is on deck, the spectacle is awesome. The females, though not as colorful, are very attractive too. He starts his early courtship with these females by parading, stamping his feet, shimmying and cawing out loud! What a racket when he starts to chase them around. (My plants and cat food bowls sometime get blown away!) I can’t believe that we now have a large peacock family to care for: Five females and two males…wow! They truly are enchanting creatures.