Peacock polarizes Oakland neighborhood with shrill shriek
By Rob Roth | Published 13 hours ago | Oakland | KTVU FOX 2

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OAKLAND, Calif. - In a society already filled with discord and friction, the residents of one North Oakland neighborhood can add one more polarizing problem to the list: A wild peacock who recently moved in.

"It's completely divided the neighborhood," said Jesse Tieger, whose home is near the peacock.

"People are taking a stance on being pro-peacock or anti," said Amanda Nimmo.

Nimmo is firmly in the pro-peacock camp. She and her son visit him regularly where he has made himself at home in a neighbor's yard on Occidental Street.

"We make it an activity to walk down. We see a lot of other neighborhood kids too that are from the area...to see something in the wild that is a little bit unusual and unique to our neighborhood.

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