This was the first time I'd seen a singing bird competition, and indeed the first time I'd seen so many caged birds in one place, so went along to have a look - it was just a couple of minutes drive from my house in Kathu.
![Bird singing competition](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7297/2624/320/birds1.jpg)
![The local cowboy watches the birds](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7297/2624/320/birds2.jpg)
Hard to know what was going on, but the bird owners were sure taking it seriously. As I understand it, the birds were judged on their singing in several ways - how much they sing, how long they can sing for and how nice their songs are - something like that. There was a huge scoreboard plastered with the scores. I think you'd have to be a local bird fancier to know exactly what it all meant. My wife didn't have much more of a clue than I did.
![The guys in white shirts are the judges](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7297/2624/320/birds3.jpg)
![When is it my turn to sing?](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7297/2624/320/birds5.jpg)
There were a couple of hundred birds hanging in their cages. Judges would stand and take notes, and when a whistle blew, it looked like the owners would call to their birds. Owners had to stand a set distance from the cages behind the judges. I must say it was quite a spectacle, and I do enjoy finding some local life in my local area.
![A couple of the judges sharing a laugh](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7297/2624/320/birds6.jpg)
![Birds with the prize table in the background](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7297/2624/320/birds4.jpg)
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