Step aside, fashion chickens; it’s time for a fancy pigeon to shine in the spotlight! The pigeon breeds that we see in cities are just the tip of the feathered iceberg. There are lots of beautiful and ...

Photographer Milton Morris captured the fascinating people and pigeons who flocked to the National Pigeon Association’s annual show. Founded in 1920, the group held the event in Myrtle Beach, S.C., ...

Is there anything better than a proud and fancy pigeon? (No. The answer is no.) And they’re not just pretty faces; they’re also modern-day scientific stand-ins for their dinosaur ancestors. Scientists ...

Tom Jackson cradles a pigeon in his hand and releases it on the ground. But instead of blasting off into the sky, the bird rolls over backward, kicking up dust as it propels itself across the barn ...

With 60 breeds of pigeons and almost 600 entries, this year’s Fancy Pigeon Show, held in the underground parking of i’langa Mall on Saturday, May 13, was certainly a sight to behold. The Eastern ...

Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new University of Utah study shows that visible traits don't always coincide with genetics: A ...

Pigeon enthusiasts want you to know that pigeons are so much more than those disreputable city specimens lurking underfoot, awaiting crumbs as you polish off that bagel. Take, for instance, the ...

The bizarre, beautiful and, at times, almost comical diversity of “fancy pigeons” is captured here by photographer Luisa Maria Stagno. The much maligned pigeons we all know, which are ubiquitous in ...

Fancy pigeons — a popular pet among bird enthusiasts and show competitors — are being released in large numbers in Manheim Township. Although at least some of the colorful birds have been traced to a ...

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Pigeons come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Some have feathers reaching up over their heads like a hood. Others have feathers all the way to the tips of their toes or fanned out on their tails like ...