He must have been a myth, a folktale. Who could imagine an ethereal white peacock, in all its glorious, glistening plumage, would roam freely through the town tucked deep in the Santa Cruz ...

Tuesday morning, a peacock showed up at the Studios at DFW, home to NBC 5. Call it a coincidence, fate or maybe just great PR instincts — either way, it’s hard to ignore the symbolism.