Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new study shows that visible traits don’t always coincide with genetics: A bird from one breed ...

image: This shows striking variation between breeds of domestic pigeons. Left: Old German owl breed with a head crest and short beak. Right: Scandaroon breed with large beak and no crest. Background: ...

The pigeons at Saturday’s pigeon show and competition near Anniston had names as fancy as their feathers. The Old German Owls, the West of England Tumblers, the Bald-Headed Show Rollers and others sat ...

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PUYALLUP -- Thousands of pigeons were on display for the Grand Nationals at the fairgrounds here -- and few of them resembled their proletariat cousins that beg for crumbs in city streets. The 80th ...