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A stately home in Northamptonshire is appealing for peahens to mate with the home's lovelorn peacocks.
Staff at Kirby Hall in Corby said the home's nine peacocks were "frustrated" by a lack of female company.
The lovelorn birds have been displaying their tail feathers to park benches, bins and squirrels in an attempt to find a mate.
Beryl Spearman, who looks after them, said: "We have only four peahens and some are a bit long in the tooth."
Peacocks have made themselves at home in the hall's grounds since it was built in the 17th Century.
All horses spend a minimum of two years being schooled at a purpose-built riding arena at the farm and also in the bush where they learn to deal with some of nature's most intimidating creatures.
"When an ex-racehorse sees a lion," explains Philip Kusseler, "you can feel it's heartbeat through the saddle but he soon learns to cope with it and they are just as cool as any other horse breed."