Palestinian farmer's hopes to expand peacock farm – in pictures

Ghazi Fari currently owns 30 birds which he is raising as both a hobby and a source of income

A peacock chick hatches from an egg before being released from the farm of Palestinian man Ghazi Fari, in Araba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. All photos: Reuters

Mr Fari, 44, raises peacocks on his own farm as a hobby and a source of income.

Mr Fari owns 30 peacocks and aspires to keep expanding. His son Jood, pictured, helps out too.

Mr Fari said he enjoys raising peacocks on his farm because of its 'beautiful colours'.

There are very limited numbers of peacocks in the Palestinian territories.

A peacock spreads his feathers on the farm of the Palestinian Ghazi Fari, in Araba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 1, 2022. REUTERS / Raneen Sawafta

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