Articles by SarahRackowski

Zenaida and Streptoplia- It has come to my attention that many keepers of doves have an interest in the natural behaviors of the species that they keep- because of this I will be publishing several articles describing the life histories of the species that I have seen first-hand in the wild that...

image subtitle: is this bird hazardous to your flock? Perhaps, on a crisp autumn day, you have found yourself sitting outside with your flock. Everything is peaceful until a dark shadow crosses the sky, your heart races- your birds scatter and scream. As a dark bird circles above, no doubt a...

Hi everyone! while doing fieldwork last year in Key West Florida, I found myself surrounded by feral chickens. likely descended from Cuban cockfighting birds, the chickens that roam freely through the Florida keys are, while technically feral, they behave as truly wild birds. I have put down...