Bird and Goldfish Markets

While out visiting the Flower Market, just a couple of blocks away are the Yuen Long Street Bird Market and the Goldfish Market.  Given that space is so limited here, the appeal of birds and goldfish as pets is easily understood.


Many of the older gentlemen enjoy walking around their neighborhoods carrying their birds in their cages, sort of showing them off to friends. They hold the cages by a handle on the bottom so as not to disturb the birds too much.  You'll sometimes see them gather for a cup of tea, birds in tow, and they seem to be comparing their avian trophies.




Everything you need for your birds or goldfish can be found at these markets.  The gentleman below is collecting live crickets to sell as food for the birds.  They make nests out of egg cartons and sell them after they hatch.

     Prefer goldfish?  No problem.  Just head over a couple of blocks
     to Tung Choi Street or "Goldfish Street" as the Westerners call it.
     Perhaps a new feather or fin-covered friend awaits.