The annual Royal National Association Exhibition is on in Brisbane now. Everyone just calls it the Ekka. This is where the country meets the city. Animals, produce, machinery, cars and all sorts of other things are on show and looking their best. Over 10 days every August hundreds of thousands of people descend on the show grounds to have some fun and meet our country cousins.
I am working there every day at the cotton and wool parades, dressing the beautiful models. You may be surprised to learn that I have many offers of help from chaps. We don’t start until 11.00am so I have time to have a look around before I start work.
One of my favourite spots is the poultry pavillion. There are rows of prize winning chooks on show. For those of you who are not Australian, this means chickens. I had trouble getting these critters to stand still for me, so if some of the photos are a bit blurry you will understand. There are dozens of different types and they are all fascinating – well I think so anyway.
who’s looking at who?
a stunning rooster
some are beautiful like this lovely boy
and some are strange
nice comb
set at a jaunty angle
great profile!
some are small and cute
and some big and beautiful
some are curious
and some are shy
some are fluffy
and others not
some don’t look like chickens
not your common chook
I think this one should be in court
it’s in there somewhere
a jaunty cap
amazing!
this one was posing for the camera
Foghorn Leghorn perhaps?
I think this one looks thoughtful
nice legs
I liked this plain one
the next generation
Birds are descended from dinosaurs. I think the evidence is quite clear.