A bird in the bush ...

Published: Tuesday | June 2, 2009



Legent (front) and Leon Ellison of Stanmore district in Malvern, St Elizabeth, take aim during one of their daily morning bird-shooting treks. - photos by Ian Allen/Staff Photographer

Going to bird bush is a popular activity in rural Jamaica and young men like Legent and Leon Ellison of Stanmore district in Malvern, St Elizabeth, usually take an early morning trek during the season.


Leon (left) and Legent Ellison prepare to roast some of the birds they shot.


Legent Ellison seasons freshly shot birds for cooking.