I like your pics, and I like the accompanying text. Wish more people would make the effort.

This is a "wow" picture. So, Wow! Lovely. G

Good pic, and well described. It's not widely known that these birds have a small pouch under the neck where they keep parsley and garlic. G

Where in Portugal? It's always nice to have some text to describe a picture, especially when it's of an interesting place. The receding verticals work fine in this picture, and emphasise the impression of the fortress's impregnability. G

Hen? That's a fighting cock. Probably in shreds a couple of hours later. Oscar Wilde wrote: "Each man kills the thing he loves", but he probably wasn't thinking of the Spanish and their sports.