Watch: Video of peacock hopping across balconies in Delhi goes viral

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Peacocks are very difficult to spot in Indian cities, and seeing one in flight or sitting on a balcony can make for a delightful surprise. Therefore the moment Instagram influencer cum digital blogger

Nidhi

saw a

peacock

flying across her balcony, she videographed it to share it with her followers.

In the breathtaking video posted by handle ‘safarnamabynidhi’ recently, the

national bird

of India can be seen hopping around a balcony. Then it takes a short flight and lands on another balcony in the neighbourhood.

“What a rare sight to see a peacock in a city like Delhi. I’ve been seeing these for over a decade now. They’re beautiful, just so beautiful,” Nidhi captioned the video. The song ‘Dekha Ek Khwab’ from the movie Silsila can be heard playing in the background.




The short clip featuring India’s national bird has gone viral, amassed close to 10 million views and more than 7 lakh likes on Instagram so far.

“I have been living here for the last 10 years. Every year during the end of May peacocks visit and stay in our neighbourhood till October!” read the text superimposed on Nidhi’s video.

Netizens could’t stop gushing over the beautiful and jaw-dropping sight of a gorgeous peacock soaring above residences; perching, springing and flying from one lush green plant to another, and offering a glorious view of its entire wingspan.

Nidhi’s comment section was full of heart-eye emojis.

“This is very rare, they usually stay near greenery. Mango or neem tree,” a user commented. “We built our houses on their homes,” lamented another user.