Has your 'peacock' gone missing? Runaway bird found near Saskatoon

Tiffinni Eichorn had just returned from a trip to Montreal with her husband, when she heard "some really loud footsteps running in the leaves."

"I just caught this glimpse out of the corner of my eye. This big thing that was running really fast," said Eichorn.  She went to investigate and said she found a 'peacock' hiding behind a tree.

However, after looking at a photograph of the bird, John Moran, with the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo, said the bird is actually a peahen, because it's a female.

Runaway 'peacock' found south of Saskatoon.

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Runaway 'peacock' found south of Saskatoon.

 Eichron said.the bird is  "bigger than a turkey."

The peahen has been living in Eichorn's backyard for six days.  She has made a little nest in the leaves and taken over the duties of a guard dog.

"This morning at 5 o'clock [she] was shrieking at something." said Eichorn. "I'm thinking there might have been a deer in the yard and [she] was protecting his space."

When the peahen is not guarding the premises, she keeps an eye on Eichorn.

"Peeks  in the windows at me and follows me around the house," she said.  "Whatever window  Eichorn happens to be near, the peahen pokes her head up to watch her.

Eichorn hopes to find its owner through ads she has placed on Kijiji.  Still, she'll miss the peahen when she's gone.

"It's been special.  [She] keeps me laughing all the time."