BYC Member Interview - BantyChooks **UPDATE 04-21-24 page 13**

** UPDATE on @BantyChooks 04-21-24 **

It's been several years since @BantyChooks member interview was first posted; let's catch up with Lewis!


Well, it’s been quite a few years since I did my original interview. Since then, almost nothing is the same. Unfortunately, I no longer have chickens. I got married, and moved to Europe with my spouse, which is an ongoing process. I’m already making plans for a new flock once we have a place to live that doesn’t measure dirt in terms of plant pots.

I recently completed a degree in engineering and now work mainly in the research sector. My interest in birds has turned more academic, and I am taking a few continuing education courses in ornithology because I am passionate about the subject and I think it’s worthwhile to learn. I have made it sort of a challenge to myself to see as many bird species as I can across as many different countries as possible, with my latest addition being wild flamingos in Spain. I am particularly fond of the wagtails I saw in Japan and another subspecies in the UK, but they are fast little birds and difficult to take pictures of. Below are some photographs of some other birds I saw that weren’t so slippery.


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Left to right: A gull and a jackdaw near Dover, England, pigeons in Japan, a Muscovy duck in Spain, and ostriches in Poland.

I do find myself being forced into a redirection of my chicken hobbies, as even when I finish my move it will be almost impossible to continue my efforts with breeding Chanteclers to the SOP. As much as that pains me, I may have to let them go and move on to some other breed or purpose. That will depend mostly on what breeds are available around me, due to high import costs and restrictions that make it almost impossible to move birds across country borders. Either way, the chickens will return—and I’ll finally have normal tasting eggs again.
 
Lewis, congratulations on getting married and completing your degree!

It sounds like you're getting to travel a lot around Europe and seeing some really interesting things. Do you by any chance a picture of the flamingos in Spain?

Thank you for sharing what you've been up to, I hope you'll continue to share pictures of the birds you are seeing on your travels!
 
Lewis, congratulations on getting married and completing your degree!

It sounds like you're getting to travel a lot around Europe and seeing some really interesting things. Do you by any chance a picture of the flamingos in Spain?

Thank you for sharing what you've been up to, I hope you'll continue to share pictures of the birds you are seeing on your travels!
Thank you for your kind comments. Yes, I do have photos of the flamingos, but I am afraid they may be a smidge disappointing.
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Photography from a moving car is not my strong suit. :p
 
Congratulations on your marriage! That’s quite a move, I hope you’re able to settle soon and get back to chickens.
Thank you! I hope so too, breakfast is just not the same without fresh eggs.
Neat update Loo! How many different birds have you spotted so far?
- Robin
- Magpie
- Mute swan
- Mallard
- Greater flamingo
- Herring gull
- Rock dove
- Moorhen
- Coot
- Blackbird
- Blue tit
- Pied wagtail
- Ostrich
- Jackdaw
- Jungle crow
- Muscovy duck
Not included are the very many birds that I failed to identify or was too blind to see clearly. Someday I will splurge and get myself a pair of binoculars. :)
 
Thank you for your kind comments. Yes, I do have photos of the flamingos, but I am afraid they may be a smidge disappointing.
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Photography from a moving car is not my strong suit. :p

How cool is that to see them in the wild! Thank you for sharing a picture, it's not disappointing at all. :)
 
Thank you! I hope so too, breakfast is just not the same without fresh eggs.

- Robin
- Magpie
- Mute swan
- Mallard
- Greater flamingo
- Herring gull
- Rock dove
- Moorhen
- Coot
- Blackbird
- Blue tit
- Pied wagtail
- Ostrich
- Jackdaw
- Jungle crow
- Muscovy duck
Not included are the very many birds that I failed to identify or was too blind to see clearly. Someday I will splurge and get myself a pair of binoculars. :)
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