Likewise peacocks. I will never forget the day I saw a peacock face down a thoroughbred stallion, and win.

The peacock had a habit of eating out of the horse’s feed bin, and every time the horse tried to get close enough to actually eat his dinner, the peacock rattled his tail at him, and scared him off. We eventually had to catch up the horse every evening and take him inside so he could eat his dinner in peace. But the peacock followed him into his stall and tried to scare him off again. So we caught the peacock and took it outside again. And again. This happened quite a few times until we doused the peacock with water, which dampened his ardour a bit, and he didn’t come into the barn again for a while. Was definitely a situation, as a horse eating his dinner too quickly (to prevent random peacocks) can lead to major health and digestive problems. And this stallion was worth several million dollars at least to his owners, so something had to be done.

The peacocks and peahens were kept on the property to eat up fallen grain so mice and consequent snakes didn’t come around. Eventually the peacocks were replaced with guinea fowl, which are much easier to handle. And quieter.