A pigeon that’s pink or blue will not be more vulnerable to predators than one that’s white, or patched black-and-white,” they say. You could check to see if the bird is banded.

A small white pigeon raised its head from between Terry Gier's fingers. It's a Valencian Figurita, he said, first bred in Spain centuries ago. Behind him, around 20 other pigeons lounged in cages - ...

Band-tails are dark gray pigeons with a white collar, rather than being light, creamy doves with a dark collar. They can also be easily identified by their yellow feet and beaks.

Pigeon release? Bird handlers say they can legitimately call their service white dove releases because homing pigeons descended from rock doves. "We call them doves because, would you like to have ...

Alexis Ayala/Wild Bird Fund "They will starve or be preyed on, even many of those supposedly trained to return home. If you see an all-white pigeon in the wild, or any tame bird standing around ...

“I don’t have many birds right now— 30 old birds, 50 new birds, about 80 right now,” he said. High ceilings and perfectly placed cubbies house the gray, white and red pigeons.

Because of its color, he initially thought the bird was a parrot. When he got closer, he realized it was a king pigeon, a domesticated white bird typically bred for food, that had been dyed pink.

A pigeon walks into the Ashby Fire Department: It’s not a Central Massachusetts-themed one-liner, but the beginning of a quest to reunite a lost bird with its owner.