Rock Pigeon

Just a baby pigeon

Pigeon love ❤️

BOTD: Rock Pigeon

Photo: Razvan Socol

"Few birds have been associated with humans so closely as the Rock Pigeon, better known as the common city pigeon. It has been domesticated and taken around the world, raised for food, trained for homing, racing, and carrying messages, and used in research. Originally native from Europe to North Africa and India, it now lives in a wild or semi-wild condition in cities all over the world, including most of North America. In places it has reverted to wild habits, nesting on cliffs far from cities."

- Audubon Field Guide

Im going to try to learn how to 3d model a pigeon today in blender. Well see how long it takes me to get frustrated lol. Needed some reference pics of lucille so i took some. If anyone also needs some pigeon reference pics heres some :D Used the plate to have her stand on it so i could see her feet clearly because i struggle to find good feet references sometimes

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Archangel Pigeon!

(Columba livia)

#522, a black winged archangel pigeon.

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Autumn Pigeon

My first colored art!

rock pigeon (Columba livia) by Andrey Bazdyrev

Lahore Pigeon / Rock Dove (Columba livia)

"they are very pretty with their shiny neck feathers and deserve more love." "They're sassy and domesticated and beautifully marked. With or without the miffs. Probably only pigeon fanciers know what a Lahore pigeon is." (about Lahore pigeon)

"Originating in Lahore, this bird was also bred in the area presently found in India and Iran. It was imported into Germany around 1880 and became popular among pigeon enthusiasts at the beginning of the 1960s. They are usually found in the area of Shiraz and are some of the most colorful pigeons. These ornamental pigeons from ancient Persia were once bred for their meat, but today they are raised for their beautiful plumage and colorful patterns. Their calm and gentle natures also make them ideal as pets." - Wikipedia on Lahore pigeons

"The species [rock dove] is abundant, with an estimated population of 17 to 28 million feral and wild birds in Europe alone and up to 120 million worldwide." Domestic pigeons also have up to 1,000 breeds! These birds have been with us for a long time, with estimates that we first began domesticaing them about 5,000 years ago.

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Rock Dove

The nibbler wants to play fight!

rock pigeon (Columba livia) by Bruno Cesar

Raven wants a turn on the computer

Rock doves (Columba livia), along with an American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), a European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), and way in the back, a house sparrow (Passer domesticus); March 2023

Washington DC

City bird extravaganza!

#475, an archangel pigeon.

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