Here is the first in a series of features about Jackie's hometown.

The Yuen Po Street Bird Garden was built in 1997 as a way to improve the environment in Argyle Street/Shanghai Street district and to replace the popular Bird Street, which had been demolished. The Garden has traditional "pai lou" (gateway) designs with courtyards flanked by rows of trees and bird stalls. It is a place where people can bring their pet birds to show off and to buy any kind of bird or bird supply needed. The bird vendors busy themselves caring for their birds and helping locals and tourists alike appreciate the beautiful animals.

Entrance to the Bird Market

Vendors sell birds, cages, toys, and food.
A colorful bird in a decorative cage basks in the sunshine.
A bi-lingual Mynah bird. He spoke Chinese and English!
Live crickets are sold by the thousands.
Exotic birds having a snack.
A Double-Yellowhead Amazon parrot looks on with curiosity. None of the birds are afraid of people and will happily sit and pose for photos.

A bird owner heads for the market with his pet.

A cockatoo eyes the photographer's camera.

 

 

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