It’s time to show you the pigeons! The ones we see in the cities are just the tip of the feathered iceberg: there are many beautiful and unique pigeons that you probably haven’t seen.
To demonstrate that, we have collected some photos of the most beautiful and stylish pigeons, for your enjoyment.
Pigeons are very interesting when you start learning about them. For example, scientists believe that city pigeons may be the first birds that humans domesticated. They appear in figures, mosaics and coins from ancient Mesopotamia from 4500 BC.
1. Pink-Necked Green Pigeon
Photo credit: Think_Void
2. Nicobar Pigeon
Photo credit: Sue Demetriou
3. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Photo credit: The Virginia Zoo
4. Brown Frillback Pigeon
Photo credit: pigeonstvfans
Some people think pigeons are a little dumb. The truth is that according to one study, pigeons understand the concepts of space and time, and are expert navigators, able to find their way back to their nests more than 2 km away, even if they have not seen the path.
5. Bronzewing Pigeon
Photo credit: di_cross_
6. Blue Crowned Pigeon
7. Jacobin Pigeons
Photo credit: 8pigeons8
8. Indian Fantail
Photo credit: green_iggies
9. African Green Pigeon
Photo credit: Biosample
It is not yet known exactly why they are so good at this, but humans have known this ability since 3000 BC. People would release caged pigeons and follow them to find nearby land.
10. Spinifex Pigeon
Photo credit: jeordiethegenerator
11. Grey Frillback Pigeon
12. Pied Imperial Pigeon
Photo credit: Derek Ramsey
13. Ice Pigeon
Photo credit: wikipedia
14. Lahore Pigeon
Photo credit: alittlebitiffy
15. Capuchine/Jacobin Mix
Photo credit: WolfTheWyvern
The Greeks trained them to bring the results of the Olympics to the people. Pigeons are mysterious and beautiful, and we still discover new things about them every year.
16. Red White Roller Pigeon
Photo credit: pigeons_in_poonch
17. Archangel Pigeons
Photo credit: michael.tzouramanis
18. English Trumpeter Pigeon
Photo credit: Graham Manning
19. English Barb
Photo credit: harjonojojo
20. Brunner Pouter Pigeon
Photo credit: cocoakoumori
21. Lahore Pigeon
Photo credit: pigeonkeeping
22. Fantail Pigeon
Photo credit: BonchiFox
23. Kabutar Pigeon
Photo credit: vijayrajputvaishnav
24. Old Dutch Capuchine
Photo credit: pirateinwales
25. Black Helmet Pigeon
Photo credit: Graham Manning