Ornithological tyranny

[altariel]

Ornithological tyranny minute 33:


altariel: Still No Pelicans

mraltariel: Imagine if they did this at Longleat. Flamingoes: 186. Sparrows: 0.

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[temeres.livejournal.com]

That's dated to about AD 900, isn't it? I think they'd made it down to Constantinople by then, so the peacock could have easily followed the trade routes from further east. Though probably not voluntarily...