Weekly Bird Challenge: Domesticated Birds.

When I go out with binoculars and/or camera, I’m not really looking for farmyard hens or tame geese. However………

………..I was so pleased to find this weekly bird challenge last week that I promised myself that I would post something every week.

No binoculars were needed to spot these birds!

This first picture goes back a few years to a walk in a local park where there is a heronry in the middle of lake. We met this tame goose on the way:

I spotted these hens roaming around the beer garden of our local pub, when we were en route to the canal towpath:

Whilst these egg-layers have all the magnificent scenery of the Lake District to enjoy, they seem more concerned with getting through the gate into the farmyard:

Finally, I can’t resist re-posting this picture of hens pecking on a cottage window on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to remind their owner to come out with a handful of grain for them:

With thanks to Lisa for Bird Weekly Challenge: Week 13 Domesticated Birds

7 Comments

bushboy · 7 September 2020 at 00:03

Great selection Helen 🙂 I had a door knocking chook as well

Helen Bushe · 10 September 2020 at 17:46

I bet it was persistent!

bushboy · 10 September 2020 at 23:12

Only when she could

Lisa Coleman · 6 September 2020 at 19:59

Helen, those are great! You got a blue-eyed goose too! Those chickens, well they are something else. “Feed me!” The one hen looks like she is ready for Halloween. Black & orange. I’ve never seen one that color before. I love it! 🙂

Helen Bushe · 6 September 2020 at 20:28

It was seeing your white goose that reminded me I had one too from years ago! Then I remembered I had a couple of pictures on my phone of hens. I’m loving this challenge.