Wild Rooster on Kauai, Hawaii
Besides its reputation as the garden isle for its lush vegetation, Kauai is known for its wild chickens. They're everywhere. Most of the birds are descendants of former fighting cocks freed during Hurricane Iniki two decades ago and have flourished since. Islanders complain about the noisy roosters who wake them up with incessant predawn crowing, but tourists seem to want anything rooster as souvenirs, from pens with rooster heads to T-shirts, statues, art prints - even paintings. The feral birds have become big business.
Wild Rooster on Kauai, Hawaii
Besides its reputation as the garden isle for its lush vegetation, Kauai is known for its wild chickens. They're everywhere. Most of the birds are descendants of former fighting cocks freed during Hurricane Iniki two decades ago and have flourished since. Islanders complain about the noisy roosters who wake them up with incessant predawn crowing, but tourists seem to want anything rooster as souvenirs, from pens with rooster heads to T-shirts, statues, art prints - even paintings. The feral birds have become big business.