The gallus gallus domesticus
Why did the chicken join a band? Because it had the drumsticks!
Poultry in motion can be quite comical, especially when they're trying to sneak an extra treat..
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... on the road, litelrally, with the silky or chinese silk chicken, is a breed of chicken named for its atypically fluffy plumage, which is soft to the touch, like silk or fur
the polish chicken ... padovana or padovana dal gran ciuffo (lit. 'large-crested paduan')
... the cochin, that derives from very large feather-legged chickens
.. crossing the road, with the phoenix is an experience. the phoneix is a breed of long-tailed chicken; possibly cross-breeding of imported long-tailed onagadori?
also crossing the road is the snow pigeon (columba leuconota)
and its sister, another snow pigeon (columba leuconota)
and taking turns in line, and the feral pigeon who have the fancy name of "columba livia domestica" or "C. l. urbana"
... in communal behaviour is trhe coot (fulica atra)
swamphen (porphyrio melanotus), commonly known as the pūkeko in New Zealand
swamphen (porphyrio melanotus) busy as always