ST. AUGUSTINE , Fla. --- He is no stranger to the West Augustine neighborhood, and some residents love him while others hate him.
"His name is Kevin, not Joe," said Samantha, "like from the movie Up."
"His name is Joe, not Kevin,' said Shaquandria, "we named him."
Clothilda Allen lives in the same neighborhood and she has another name for the bird:
"I call him a nuisance," said Allen. "He poops on the pavement, on the patio, the patio table - he gets on your roof."
Recently, Allen began using cotton balls soaked in vinegar to keep the peacock away; it is not working well.
"I'm just aggravated. Really aggravated. It wouldn't be so bad if he didn't poop on the patio. I could deal with that until he started scratching up my roof and my car," she said.
The peacock moved into the Blocker Street community about two years ago. Since being there, he'd jump on the roofs, the cars and even eats the cat food - often left outdoors.
In his short stay, the fowl has introduced residents to a new level of noise
"He cries like a baby," said Shaquandria. "He sounds like a human."
And he is teaching them a new level of tolerance.
"He doesn't bother us," said Samantha. "He does those things, but he is not aggressive."
Many, like Carole Loughlin, would like to see the bird stay.
"Are we supposed to get rid of all wildlife?" Loughlin asked.
Allen and her neighbors who feel like she does would like to see the bird gone.
"I've called several places and no one seems to be able to do anything about it."
And she is right.
Karen Parker with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said peacocks are considered domestic. She said the options for dispatching the birds would be to humanely euthanized or hire a trapper.
"I don't know what to do. I can't afford to have the patio screened in or pay to have him removed," said Allen.
We reached out to B.E.A.K.S., a bird sanctuary, to see if they can help and we're waiting on a response.