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 ...

EAST CHATHAM , N.Y. — The New Year splashes in, the gusting rain disappointing skiers, skaters and snowman makers. It rains and rains through the night and finally clears in the morning to a sparkling ...

The pigeons which perch on window ledges and line roof ridges of downtown buildings are the subject of many opinions by the humans with whom they share their environment. Many of those opinions are ...

There is a Ukrainian folk tale about a little girl who, on the first cold morning of winter, found a nearly frozen dove huddling in snow. She took it indoors to warm and feed. Later she went back ...

Pigeons and doves belong to the same bird family called "Columbidae.” Despite belonging to the same family, the two birds are entirely different from each other. Yet there are many who are not aware ...

They coo. They swoop. And they poop. Everywhere, on everything and, eventually, on everyone. But legislation looms that threatens to stick in the craw of the ubiquitous urban pigeon and turn Gotham ...

Visit any Australian capital city and many towns and you're sure to see the humble pigeon — along with the cooing and pooing that comes with them. Many urban pigeons (Columba livia domestica) look ...

Hushed, they waited, all ears and eyes, binoculars clutched to their chests. The trees rose around them, columns bearing the weight of the snow and sky. Gusts of wind shivered powder down onto their ...

Pigeons get a bad rap in big cities such as Austin. They're often called "rats with wings" and viewed as a nuisance, but there's much more to the birds than meets the eye. And what better time to ...