An unknown man 's theft of a Texas neighborhood 's wild peacock was caught on camera by surveillance video as he roughly handled the beautiful bird . Residents of Beckley Club Estates in Dallas , Texas , say that they saw a man approach a male peacock , who was in the middle of its mating ritual and had unfurled its full plumage , before quickly snatching him up on Saturday . Footage from the home of Lisa Solis shows the thief grab the animal by both its claws before shoving him in his black SUV around 7pm . Residents of a Dallas neighborhood saw a man approach a male peacock , who was in the middle of its mating ritual and had unfurled its full plumage , before quickly snatching him up on Saturday . The man is seen bending down and picking up the bird by its claws before shoving it into his black Chevy Tahoe with its feathers sticking out of the door . Solis 's neighbor Tisha Crear said she saw the event , and rushed out of the house and yelled at the man , but could only watch as he drove off with half of the peacock 's feathers hanging out of the door . Ms Crear said that she had heard peahens screaming before the incident when the bird , the largest and oldest male peacock of those that live in the subdivision , was stolen , according to NBC Dallas . Ms Solid called the theft and aggressive treatment of the bird animal cruelty . 'Do I need to sit on the porch with a shotgun or what do I have to do ? Because we are going to protect the peacocks , ' Ms Crear said , holding a feather from the stolen bird . Residents of the neighborhood , where peacocks have lived for the past 20 years , filed a report to the police about the missing animal . Surveillance video also shows the black Chevy Tahoe driver stalking the birds for 20 minutes before he grabbed his target . The suspect is described as a Hispanic man who was wearing shorts , a white shirt and a baseball cap . Peacocks have lived in the neighborhood for 20 years , according to the Dallas Morning News . Residents , who have reported the incident to police , are also worried about the birds ' long term survival if the peacock patriarch is not able to return and fertilize eggs . Neighbors have previously organized to protect the animals following one resident 's complaint .
Residents of Beckley Club Estates saw man steal bird on two decades . Wild peacocks have lived in the Dallas neighborhood for Saturday . Unidentified man seen on video stalking the bird for 20 minutes .