NEW YORK -- Pigeons come in many shades in New York City -- but purple is not commonly one of them. That's why animal lover Joe Mora was stunned when he saw a pigeon at a Queens playground that had ...

Here is some historic and biological information about the species gleaned from Project Pigeon Watch, the work of the Cornell (University) Laboratory of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York Million of ...

Some play golf. Some plant potatoes. Some collect old tractors. And then there’s Chuck Stensrud of rural Janesville. He flies racing pigeons. Stensrud and his special birds literally travel middle ...

Scientists have identified mutations in three key genes that determine feather color in domestic rock pigeons. The same genes control pigmentation of human skin and can be responsible for melanoma and ...