So, I don't know exactly how this started, but now I'm obsessed with Rock Pigeons. OK, maybe obsessed is a little strong. I don't go to pigeon fancier's contests or multi-million dollar high-stakes pigeon racing. (Yes, both those things exist.) I don't have a giant wall full of pigeons called a dovecote built into my house, or have an army of fancy pigeons. Despite not participating in all those insane yet real things, I've gotten really interested in these birds. They have TONS of interesting plumages, romantic and social behavior, and over a thousand breeds. In fact, pigeons have possibly been pets before AGRICULTURE even existed. Not only were they pets, but food, fertilizer producers (I'm talking poo-poo), and even prevalently sacrificed in several ancient traditions. In the movie Home Alone, they thoroughly trained 500 pigeons to fly in and out of the background. There are pigeons wherever there are people. And as such an interesting species, my family watches them a lot these days. As you look through this post, you will read that I label them left to right by patterning.
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| Various Rock Pigeon plumages. Some of these pigeons have crests, a domestic trait occasionally found in feral ones. There is also a pigeon with a plumage I don't know what it is, and i've named them Grill. (I named them Grill because they possibly have the "grizzle" plumage.) |
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| The blue bar below the other blue bar is a dilute blue bar. The pigeon slightly above and to the left of the non-dilute blue bar is Grill. (I am talking about Rock Pigeon Plumages. If you would like to learn more, search PIGEONS! on my blog.) |
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| PIGEON CHAOS |
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| Pigeons coming in for a landing |
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| More pigeon chaos |
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| Spread blue, blue check, Grill, and a curious blue bar |
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| Spread blue, blue t-check, dilute blue bar, blue bar, blue bar butt, and yawning blue bar. |
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| Super Pigeon (see more on these pigeons at 1.20.25 on my blog) approaching a blue t-check with a cheez-it bit |
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| Small but dense group of pigeons (I call this a "cult") |
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| Ash-red t-check and blue bar. Ima theorized that all the Ash-reds in this flock are related because they have grouse. (see more on 1.18.25 on my blog.) |
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| Blue check, a crested blue bar, Grill, and a blue t-check. |
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| Crested blue bar. All the crested ones appear to be blue bar. Both of their parents were probably crested blue bars. |
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| EVEN MORE PIGEON CHAOS |
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| Various pigeon plumages, including grill and a ash-red t-check. |
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| An unknown blue pattern, two blue bars, and an ash-red bar with grouse I named Slacks. Slacks is called that because they have the sleekest grouse of them all and stand slightly taller. |
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| Unknown blue pattern, blue t-check, and Slacks. I only name pigeons whom I can tell who they are. I also learned on this day that there are multiple super pigeons! |
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| SLIGHTY MILDER PIGEON CHAOS |
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| Blue check, ash-red t-check, and ash-red bar. |
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Two blue bars. One crested, one not. Both bada**.
(BTW they aren't |
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| MORE SLIGHTLY MILDER PIGEON CHAOS |
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| Slacks and blue t-check |
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| Blue bar, unknown blue pattern, super pigeon, and blue bar that appears to be smiling. |
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| Slacks being covered up by two flying pigeons. (blue check and blue bar.) There is also a piebald blue t-check in the corner. |
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| Blue bar "pigeonado-ing," Slacks, and an unknown blue pattern. |
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| Two blue t-checks and a crested blue bar |
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| Near-super pigeon (see more at 1.20.25 on my blog), a blue bar, and some CORNER PIGEON CHAOS |
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| A silly blue bar and an ash-red bar. |
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Slacks and stick
Most of the following photos are severely photoshopped |
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| Super speedy super pigeon |
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| Slacks and blue bar going super fast |
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This pigeon has a rare eye color. Most Rock Pigeons have yellow-orange eyes with a reddish ring. This one, however, has a pinkish-orange eye with a reddish ring. This is due to less pigment. This eye color could be more severe, though, with a sugar pink eye with a reddish ring.
The following gif was originally supposed to dramatically emphasize the eye color but turned into something else... |
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| Pigeon eye infinity gif |
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