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 ...

The pigeon, or dove, often became a part of religious ritual and rites of passage. While less prevalent today, the dove is still a part of ritual for some people in our modern society. At weddings, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many cities across the Valley consider flocks of pigeons and the droppings they produce a public nuisance. But are there laws ...

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 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 ...

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 ...