A peacock flies onto table in residential community. [Photo/kfqgw.beijing.gov.cn]

Recently, a rescue team from Nanhaizi Park took away the last of three female Blue Peacocks who found themselves in the Guorui Jinding Community in the core area of the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Area (BDA) for half a month, and returned them all home.

According to Hong Jun, project manager of the community, these three special customers arrived on June 25.

"They were found roaming between Buildings 5 and 10, and we immediately organized a security team to protect them", Hong noted.

They later contacted the Elk Garden of Beijing Nanhaizi Park. 

Upon receiving the call, the Nanhaizi Park rescue team rushed to the scene within 20 minutes and successfully captured one of the peacocks and brought it back to the park.

After several days of waiting, the other two peacocks were also caught and returned back home with the rescue team.

It is not the first time that a peacock has flown into the BDA's residential communities. 

Some residents had already spotted a peacock earlier this year, wandering the parking lot of the Huateng Development Building at the end of May.

According to the Nanhaizi Park rescue team, in order to give these blue peacocks a larger living space, the park raises them in a free-range way, which is one of the reasons why the peacocks fly out of the park. 

They also commented that the fleeing of these peacocks implies that the external ecological environment is improving, and therefore attracting them to stay outside.

In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the BDA’s environment, the Hoopoe, a national second-class protected animal, often visits residential areas, and can be found exploring the pocket-parks on the corners of streets.

Residents may also see cute animals, such as squirrels and hedgehogs, in the BDA.

If you encounter a similar situation, call the Nanhaizi Park rescue team: 69280920.