For most of human history, pigeons have been our pets and partners. But sometime in the last half-century, the relationship ...

Only a few birds still survived in captivity at this time. Concerted searches were made and rewards offered for the capture of wild passenger pigeons. From 1909 to 1912, the American Ornithologists' ...

Two brazen racing pigeons have been spotted snooping around the church tower nest of one of their biggest predators. Photographer and peregrine follower Chris Skipper posted a picture of the birds ...

Homing pigeons – a type of domestic pigeon descended from the rock pigeon – are extremely effective messengers because of their innate homing abilities, enabling them to return to their nest ...

Pigeons are the world’s oldest domesticated bird and were once welcomed into people’s families as pets. Now, “The Pigeon Nest,” an animal rescue organization in Ontario, wants to show Canadians how ...

The wood pigeon is currently nesting in the branches of the Christmas tree A Christmas tree is still in place in a Yorkshire town centre after a pigeon made its nest among the branches.