Thanks to everyone who participated in our "Name the Peafowl" contest, which ended with the final votes coming in on April 4, Easter Sunday.  One hundred votes were cast, with twenty different male names submitted for the peacock and twenty-two different female names submitted for the peahens.  After all the votes were counted, the winning name by two votes for the peacock is Manley Pointer.  The clear winner for the first peahen's name is Joy Hulga.  In fact, that name was the winner regardless of the combination of the way the name was submitted: Joy or Hulga or Joy Hulga!   We think such a regal bird deserves a double name.  The female name with the second highest number of votes is Mary Grace, passing Sabbath Lily by one vote.  Obviously, Mr. Pointer will always be easy to identify in the aviary; however, we cannot tell the peahens apart.  Feel free to ask them yourself the next time you're here at Andalusia.

       
Joy Hulga and Mary Grace, the peahens                          Manley Pointer, the peacock

Learn more about peafowl from United Peafowl Association.