Carlsbad in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Glamour Boys

Strutting Their Stuff

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2026

1. Glamour Boys Marker

Inscription. Inspired by memories of peafowl wandering his uncle’s ranch, Leo Carrillo brought three pairs of peafowl to his ranch in 1937. Their descendants frequent the park today. Peafowl include the male peacock, the female peahen and baby peachicks. These birds are native to India but are well-adapted to this environment, roosting in trees at night to stay safe from predators.

[Insert]: The peacock’s fancy they are glamour boys, and are stuck on themselves. I have even put out mirrors in the springtime so they could admire their own images, and this seemed to help satisfy their vanity. – Lea Carrillo

Fancy Feathers
The peacock’s dazzling feather display has a purpose – luring peahens. You can see them spread and shake their beautiful tail feathers in a fan shape during the spring mating season, or when alarmed. The tail feathers drop by summer’s end and grow back the following spring.

No Thanks, We Already Ate
Peafowl eat a variety of natural foods like seeds, insects and even snakes. Feeding our food to them can lead to poor health. They are feral birds and we share this park with them.

Erected by Leo Carrillo

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Ranch Historic Park.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Animals. In addition, it is included in the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 33° 7.15′ N, 117° 14.206′ W. Marker is in Carlsbad, California, in San Diego County. It can be reached from Flying Leo Carrillo Lane. Marker is located within the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlsbad CA 92009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Borderlands

and on the Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ranch of the Spanish Daggers (within shouting distance of this marker); Saddle Up (within shouting distance of this marker); Working Up a Thirst

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2026

2. Glamour Boys Marker

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Garage to Classroom (about 300 feet away); Cowboy Cantina (about 300 feet away); Pais. Agua. Sol. (about 300 feet away); Pecking Order (about 300 feet away); Matthew Kelly and the Los Kiotas Ranch (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlsbad.

Also see . . .
1. Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. (Submitted on September 27, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. Leo Carrillo. (Submitted on September 27, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Entrance to "Rancho de los Quiotes" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2026

3. Entrance to "Rancho de los Quiotes"

Ranch of the Spanish Daggers Peacock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2026

4. Ranch of the Spanish Daggers Peacock

Credits. This page was last revised on September 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.