10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

But we do give the tough, barnyard fowl its due on occasion, most notably in these past posts discussing the chicken as a national symbol of France and its appearance on weathervanes. There’s not nearly as much symbolism to delve into with the playful gallery of poultry portraits that adorns Pluck Pluck Pluck.

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Chickens Colorado Fowl France 201

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The estate of Jean de la Fontaine in Hauts-de-France produces a brut Champagne named L’Eloquente with a very Gallic chicken silhouette on the label, and South Australia’s Bird in Hand winery makes sparkling wines as well. I know there are a few out there, but none that have been available to me locally.

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Fowl Birds France 2019 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Over time, the word “decoy” has lost its fowling connotations and has come to mean any kind of trick or fakery. Their 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of several red wine grape varieties, principally Cabernet Sauvignon, with some Merlot, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, and Cabernet Franc. Helena in California’s Napa Valley.

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2016 Ducks California Hunters 104

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

They became known as “Turkie Fowl” (spelling varies) because they were coming from the general direction of Turkey. The “Fowl” was dropped and the term “Turkey” was applied to other large Galliformes that were encountered in the New World. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid.

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Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 198

10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2018

And that’s not all: I’m even relaxing my unwritten prohibition against featuring domestic fowl. But is there a bird more emblematic of France than the humble – yet decidedly exotic – farmyard chicken? Introduced, exotic, possibly ship-assisted Red Junglefowl can be found all across France. So I survived.

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2016 France Chickens Fowl 101