25 miles from the hustle and bustle of downtown Los Angeles is a neighborhood where you’ll find the most unlikely of visitors: peacocks!  There are more than 1,000 of them, to be exact… roaming the streets, yards and rooftops. Historians say the feathered friends were brought to Rolling Hills Estates, California back in 1923 because it was believed the neighborhood was “too quiet.” Since then, the area has become well known throughout the west for its peafowl population. People from all over flock to the area just to see the birds for themselves but they’re starting to cause a rift in this neck of the woods.

Some residents find them to be majestic. In fact, it’s a selling point for the neighborhood. Emily Powier says she and her husband specifically moved here because of the unique environment. They waited years for a house to go up for sale in the area so they could watch the peacocks, while still being close to a major metropolitan area. She says there is nothing like the feeling of being out in the country, while also being just a stones throw away from the second largest city in America. Aside from the peafowl, folks can be seen riding horses and other animals around the area. You’ll even find “horse crossing” signs at certain intersections.

But some residents say the bird population is getting out of hand and something needs to be done to safely thin the herds. Peacock calls are extremely loud and they’re waking some people up in the middle of the night, also doing damage to property. Ginny Xepolis has called this area home for more than 20 years. While she enjoys the peafowl, she says they damage her roof and sometimes get into her home. Ginny and her husband have woken up several times through the years to discover peacocks in their living room! She says they’re forced to spend roughly $2,000 each year to make repairs to their roof from the bird’s talons. Other neighbors report damage to their cars… not to mention all of the droppings they leave behind.

There have been several community meetings regarding the issue. A variety of solutions have been thrown out including mass trapping, fines for people who feed them and introducing natural predators to the environment. The trouble is… the Neighborhood Association Groups can’t seem to agree on something to make everyone happy. While the debate rages on over how to control the numbers, some neighbors claim people are intentionally running the peacocks over, even shooting them with bb guns! However, even the people FOX News spoke with who take issue with the birds say a humane approach should be found and they don’t advocate killing the birds.