The black-and-white pigeon with elaborately feathered feet immediately caused a stir when it appeared at Alexandria’s Amtrak station in June. “Why is a penguin here?” ticket agent Octavia Scott says ...

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In early December 14 years ago, pigeon enthusiasts flocked to Westchester County Center in White Plains to show off and admire their beloved birds. There was no discussion of pigeons as "flying rats" ...

Your standard street pigeon might seem like a bore, but pigeon fanciers well know that the species as a whole is quite the opposite. Pigeons come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Some have feathers ...

A red-winged blackbird swooped down and pecked Andrea Whetsell in Lincoln Park Zoo last summer. So perhaps her bird radar is a little twitchier than most. “I literally just saw him!” Whetsell said ...