To the local people feeding the growing flock every day, they are ‘perfect’ creatures with beautiful plumage. To others, they are creating a Hitchcockian nightmare – defecating, stealing and spreading ...

B irds are great talkers and listeners, using vocalizations to communicate within their species. Whether for wooing mates, ...

No one has figured out exactly how homing pigeons released hundreds of miles from home know how to get back to their roosts, but they do — and, with the benefit of countless generations of selective ...

WASHINGTON – City folks, don't worry. Nobody expects pigeons, more common than manhole covers, will bring the deadly bird flu virus. Pigeons are not immune from the virus. But tests indicate the birds ...

Here in Marin, we have four kinds of doves and pigeons. Really, these are all members of the same family — “dove” and “pigeon” are not strictly scientific words and are applied without any perfectly ...

Magpies and pigeons often overrun birdfeeders, but gardeners can help smaller birds get enough food by doing a basic task ...

MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Flamingo, the pink pigeon that made headlines for its brightly colored feathers, has died. The Wild Bird Fund said Tuesday that he died from inhaling the toxins of dye. The rescue ...

According to reporting by WFMY News 2, Guilford County Animal Services and two Charlotte-area bird rescues were initially ...

MANHATTAN (WABC) -- A pink pigeon found in Madison Square Park in Manhattan, NYC, is struggling to recover at Wild Bird Fund on the Upper West Side. A rescue group believes a pink pigeon discovered in ...

February 15, 2026 - A painting of band-tailed pigeons has been chosen by a panel of judges as the winning entry in the 2025-26 California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest. The painting was created ...