Last month I stayed overnight at Pendley Manor, near Tring. There are some peacocks freely roaming around the grounds and there are signs in the car park informing guests that the peacocks have right-of-way.
Some tall stone urns are at the edge of the car park and this wonderful sight greeted us when we drove into the hotel grounds.
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| Brightly coloured peacock on top of stone urn with his feathers hanging over the side |
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| Beautiful turquoise peacock showing off his long feathers |
Later, whilst wandering around the hotel grounds, I came across a white peacock. He was standing on the stone wall outside one of the hotel's communal rooms and surveying his domain. His colouring is such a contrast to the red bricks of the building and the russet leaves on the nearby shrub.
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| White peacock standing on stone wall near russet-leaved shrub |
Then this gorgeous white peacock decided it was time to jump off the wall and to wander further round the extensive hotel grounds.
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| White peacock getting ready to jump off the stone wall |
They are lovely additions to a hotel stay and it was great to see such magnificent birds at close quarters.
