Pigeons don't have a stellar reputation, particularly when it comes to their nests, but there may be a method to their madness.

The rock pigeon was introduced from Europe by early ... Flocks or otherwise displaced pigeons can be found far from civilization. Breeding: nest is loosely constructed of twigs and leaves ...

Homing pigeons – a type of domestic pigeon descended from the rock pigeon – are extremely effective messengers because of their innate homing abilities, enabling them to return to their nest ...

Pigeons dominate urban areas for a reason. Their ancestors were cliff-dwellers and the city buildings, which mimic pigeon’s ...

Larger, with a longer tail than a rock pigeon; blue-gray on the upper parts ... increasingly common in suburban gardens and parks. Breeding: nest is a platform of twigs lined with grasses placed ...