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 ...

Studying wild rock doves gives us a rare chance to establish how one of science’s model species lives in nature. This may ...

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 ...

To the layperson, the difference between pigeons and doves has something to do with color—maybe. Or location. Or general appeal (doves usually get much better press than pigeons do). But what’s the ...

UK households are being warned not to disturb doves or pigeons in their garden from February - or face a possible fine and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The majority of the locals believe that hardly any birds exist in the Maltese islands; except for sparrows and pigeons. In reality this is not the case, because just over 450 species of birds have ...

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 ...

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 ...