HK Bird Market

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The bird market in Hong Kong was one of my favorite pieces of the city. One quiet street in the midst of all the city traffic is dedicated to birds. The colorful birds fill dozens of beautiful cages, and next door is bird accessory heaven. The chirping on this street is never-ending. You'd think it would be annoying (especially if you've ever had a pesky pet bird), but when coming from all directions, it was beautiful and harmonious.  One woman who was feeding her parrot was clapping her hands and talking to the bird with a big smile on her face as if the bird was a kid (photo below). It was nice to see the birds getting treated well.

I saw a post on the blog of Cherry Blossom Girl (one of my favorite places to get photography eye candy) about her visit to the Hong Kong bird market a while back and was so giddy that I had the opportunity to go as well. I loved it.

- Julia


10 comments :

  1. That's quite an impressive looking market!

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  2. I am not a huge fan of caged animals, but those cages are just ever so gorgeous. I am totally in love with that mural too!

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  3. Wow thats a lot of birds!
    Love this post!
    Cute bird cages. do you guys have any pets?


    Pearl

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  4. I have been there years ago and I also really liked it!! Wonderful pictures as always!!

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  5. wow, so beautiful!
    birds have to be one of my favourite things to photograph. need to go here!

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  6. Pearl- No we don't but I don't like it. Yuriy is allergic to cats (which is my usual pet) so we're considering a dog (which I've never had!).

    Gemma- Really?! They move so much.. its not easy. I had a load of bad shots.

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  7. I can't stand birds, but these cages are gorgeous. Great blog! I'm excited to follow your travels...you guys are really inspiring :)

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  8. I loved the bird market when I was there--I even hand carried back a delicate wood cage that I just couldn't live without. Your pictures are beautiful! xo

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