CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Why did the peacock cross the road?

That’s what many are wondering after six feathered friends were seen roaming a neighborhood in northeast Cape Coral.

The muster was quick to pass through Jacaranda Parkway and NE 1st Avenue.

“In four glorious years of living here, there’s been two that have been sighted, and they walked through the backyard,” said Ben Thompson, who lives near the area.

The Yucca Pen Preserve is north of where the peacocks were seen walking.

Thompson believes that’s where they came from.

“Best guess as little as we’ve seen them is that they’re probably wild,” said Thompson.

When it comes to interacting with wildlife in the rural area, he said it’s best to keep a safe distance.

“This is a piece of heaven here, and we just treat it with the right respect. All’s good. It’s Mother Nature at its finest,” said Thompson.