The black-and-white pigeon with elaborately feathered feet immediately caused a stir when it appeared at Alexandria’s Amtrak station in June. “Why is a penguin here?” ticket agent Octavia Scott says ...

Have you ever been to an event where birds were released? Those birds were likely Fancy Pigeons bred specifically for that purpose. But what happens to the birds after they are set free? Lily Richwine ...

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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 ...

Your standard street pigeon might seem like a bore, but pigeon fanciers well know that the species as a whole is quite the opposite. Pigeons come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Some have feathers ...

In early December 14 years ago, pigeon enthusiasts flocked to Westchester County Center in White Plains to show off and admire their beloved birds. There was no discussion of pigeons as "flying rats" ...