Peter the peacock’s tail is adorned with brightly colored feathers. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo
Peafowl are popular and beautiful additions to many ranches in the Anza Valley. But one such bird named Peter has completely stolen his owner’s heart.“Peter was an early Mother’s Day gift from my son Daniel the year before last,” Tara Butchart said. “We got him locally. Apparently, he was the lone peacock living in a gutted out trailer from what my boys told me.”Butchart’s husband Harold and her sons built a large aviary for Peter, accommodating his every avian wish. The bird tried hard to fit in, displaying his wonderful tail to the family’s chickens and other pets.“Most of the animals even now are terrified of him, except Dolly Kitty,” Butchart explained. “On the rare occasion that she sneaks out or we let her out with supervision, she runs straight to h
