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Crowning glory

The feral peacocks of north Coconut Grove clearly have ruffled a lot of feathers in the neighborhood. Maybe we should think about the language we use in framing this debate.

I think the Spanish name for these imperious creatures is far more descriptive: pavos reales — literally, “royal turkeys.”

George Kovac,

Coconut Grove

This story was originally published April 28, 2017 at 8:01 PM with the headline "Crowning glory."

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