Kauai chickens
Jul 11, 2018 11:18:48 #
Ghery wrote:
They are the "County Bird". All over the place. You'll find them on t-shirts of all kinds in most stores. Rumor has that they aren't very good eating, so they have no human predators, as well has others, so they just go all over the island. I'm sure I have plenty of pictures of them from our annual trips to Kauai, as well.
Jul 11, 2018 11:36:19 #
Jul 11, 2018 11:55:41 #
I like the next to the last photo. With the shadow of the ax head in the top of the frame. They have a reason to be running. These chickens will jump up on your lap and join you for dinner if there is something appealing to them on your plate.
Jul 11, 2018 12:00:24 #
Great set Mike. That last capture with the mother and chicks is way cute.
Jul 11, 2018 12:29:45 #
Jul 11, 2018 12:44:28 #
UTMike wrote:
At the urging of other Hogs, I am posting these older shots. On Kauai there is a significant wild chicken population. The popular theory is that after a hurricane in the 90s, the domestic and wild populations intermixed. During my trip there in 2017, I became fascinated by the variety of chickens and began to photograph them in their natural habitat (parking lots). Here are a few shots from my old camera showing chicken highlights.
...I see one chicken with baby chicks...the rest look like a motorcycle gang...especially if they are hanging out in a parking lot...!
Jul 11, 2018 12:45:19 #
texaseve wrote:
When I saw UT Mike, I first thought University of Texas..... Nice shirt!
The UT in my avatar stands for Utah, but I am from Texas originally. My two children by my first marriage are UT grads and my grandson starts there this fall.
Jul 11, 2018 14:07:22 #
Great chicken pix! Lots of interbreeding, it appears. Thanks for sharing. Brought back memories of our trips to Kauai.
Jul 11, 2018 15:07:41 #
angela k wrote:
Fun set, Mike!! I love chickens... we were in Kauai in Nov.2015 and met them all personally! Thanks for the memories!!
Thanks for visiting, Angela. My wife is unsure about my obsession, but had one good shot printed for me on canvas.
Jul 11, 2018 15:08:31 #
Jul 11, 2018 15:09:27 #
H2O Skier wrote:
I like the next to the last photo. With the shadow of the ax head in the top of the frame. They have a reason to be running. These chickens will jump up on your lap and join you for dinner if there is something appealing to them on your plate.
It does look like an axe, but it was a sign. You are correct, they are not afraid.
Jul 11, 2018 15:09:54 #
Jul 11, 2018 15:10:35 #
SpyderJan wrote:
Great set Mike. That last capture with the mother and chicks is way cute.
I appreciate you visiting. Fighting chickens in training.
Jul 11, 2018 15:11:03 #
Sirius_one wrote:
A very nice set of those colorful chickens.
Thanks for looking. As you can tell, I like them.
Jul 11, 2018 15:11:45 #
SkyKing wrote:
...I see one chicken with baby chicks...the rest look like a motorcycle gang...especially if they are hanging out in a parking lot...!
They are definitely the "bad" chickens.
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