Pigeons flock to homes seeking sheltered nesting spots, elevated perches, and easy food sources like leftovers and debris. Open cavities such as chimneys also attract them. Understanding these ...

The pigeon family includes over 300 species worldwide, ranging from familiar city dwellers to rare tropical birds. Notable members include: Pigeons have compact bodies, short legs, and small heads ...

Feeding pigeons, once seen as harmless, carries significant health risks. Experts warn of severe lung diseases from inhaling pigeon droppings. A fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans, found in droppings can ...

In India, many people feed pigeons, especially in cities where these birds gather in parks and public areas. While some see this as a harmless activity, health experts warn about the serious risks of ...

Cheyenne, Wyo. - The detection of avian paramyxovirus, a viral disease that often affects doves and pigeons, was recently found in Wyoming. Eurasian collared-doves from Casper, Green River, Riverton ...

LIMBURG, Belgium — The Chinese businessmen arrived in the Belgian countryside driving luxury sports cars, ferrying translators and bags of cash. When they parked in front of Tom Van Gaver’s small ...

On Monday, July 21, the Wyoming Game and Fish Green River Regional Office received reports of large numbers of Eurasian collared doves dying in a Rock Springs neighborhood. Game and Fish personnel ...

The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins. By Ben Crair If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city ...

Animal health experts suggest that a surge in cases of ND in parts of Europe this year may be linked to low take-up of vaccine in non-commercial flocks. This may have increased the infection pressure ...

Hello again Teller County. How many of you, I wonder, are reading this at your home where you can hear birds chirping as they happily feed on seeds that you left for them in a feeder? Maybe you like ...