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Peacock escapes after being found admiring itself in Brisbane bathroom

A peacock that broke into a Queensland home and became fascinated with its bathroom mirror reflection has eluded capture.

A peacock displaying its feathers with a blurry background
Illustrative image. Photo: Khang Nguyen Dinh on Unsplash

At a glance

  • A peacock broke into a Brisbane home and was found in the bathroom mirror
  • The bird has since escaped and remains at large
  • Owners are attempting to reunite it with a tattoo artist

A peacock entered a home in Alexandra Hills, Brisbane, while the owners were out for coffee. The bird was discovered gazing at itself in the bathroom mirror. After being evicted from the property, the peacock has not been recaptured.

The owners, Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne, have reportedly made creative efforts to reunite the bird with a tattoo artist, though further details of this connection were not provided in available reports.

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