Right next to the Flower Market in Mongkok, lots of wild birds, captive birds and old codgers with birds in cages, worth a visit
Some very ornate cages
This is a somewhat unique place in Hong Kong where you can see lots of exotic captive birds and their somewhat grumpy owners.
The market is actually called the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden aka the Bird Market and is located next to the Flower Market so you can easily do both at the same time.
One word of caution, the Bird Market is often closed without warning if they find birds that have died from bird flu and is scrubbed down thoroughly but you need to factor in risk before visiting, it has been a while since it was last closed but you are in the midst of hundreds of wild and caged birds., just something to think about
The official sign outside
The Bird Market is not hard to find, it is at the end of Flower Market Road
Bird food
There are plenty of food options if you own birds - grasshoppers, grubs, worms, burgers and fries.....pretty cheap as well, HK$10 for this bag of bugs.
The Bird Market is heaven for wild birds
Wild birds are in abundance at the market as there is a lot of free food just lying around, ignore the fact that this looks like cat litter.
Just a little bit cruel
It is hard not to feel sorry for these birds in captivity
At least these birds can talk to their chums.
Not a lot of space to spread your wings
An exotic bird
Spend 5 minutes in front of this cage and you notice that the bird is gnawing at the bars of the cage trying to escape... exotic birds such as this are actually let out of the cage daily and chained to a wooden post.
Small birds in big cages = expensive
Some of these small birds cost a small fortune.
Birds on a budget
The market caters for people who want to start a bird collection on a budget, these are very cheap birds (no pun intended)
said old codgers
Yes, this really is a bunch of oldish old codgers staring at cages covered in a cloth - very zen like.
At least they get some fresh air
You take a dog for a walk so why not birds.... part of the attraction of the Bird Market is being able to see some really exotic birds brought there by their owners... some knowledge of bird species is required!
fascinating
Personally I can think of my interesting hobbies (why not a snake market or spider market?) but to these gents, this is a reason to live.
At least they get 3 square meals a day
Like I said, this is an interesting place to visit but I can't help but feel sorry for the birds particularly the larger parrot's who just gnaw at the bars but keeping birds in ornate cages is a Hong Kong thing
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