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Feral Pigeon - Dereham Rail Station by AmyTheJedi

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Feral Pigeon - Dereham Rail Station

Common name: Feral Pigeon

Scientific name: Columba livia

Family: Columbidae (Pigeons and doves)

Location: Dereham Rail Station

Date: 11 May 2025

Feral Pigeons are birds derived from domesticated populations of the Rock Dove, descendants that have escaped and are living independently from (and often unwanted by) humans, having gone "feral". They are sometimes given the scientific names "Columba livia domestica" or "C. l. urbana", but neither of these subspecific names is accepted by any of the ornithological authorities like the IOC World Bird List or BirdLife International. They are also called City Doves, City Pigeons or Street Pigeons, and (locally, in Britain), Skemmies (sg. Skemmy). Wild Rock Doves, Domestic Pigeons and Feral Pigeons are all the same species and will readily interbreed. Many domestic birds have been lost, escaped or been released over the years, and these gave rise to populations of feral pigeons.

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EM-240506-POST-001 by Minister Erik McGregor

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FERAL PIGEON (also called city dove, city pigeon or street pigeon) - Composition Sunday

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Feral pigeons / Gołąb miejski / Columba livia forma urbana by migdalski

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Feral pigeons / Gołąb miejski / Columba livia forma urbana

Rock Pigeon by everydaynature

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Rock Pigeon

Portrait of a Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). Port Angeles, WA, March 2024.

Columba livia domestica 24-06-03 ES by liesvanrompaey

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Feral Pigeon - Church Street by AmyTheJedi

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Feral Pigeon - Church Street


Common name: Feral Pigeon

Scientific name: Columba livia

Family: Columbidae (Pigeons and doves)

Location: Church Street, Cromer

Feral Pigeons, also called City Doves, City Pigeons or Street Pigeons, are descendants of Domestic Pigeons that have returned to the wild. The Domestic Pigeon was originally bred from the wild Rock Dove, which naturally inhabits sea cliffs and mountains. Rock, Domestic and Feral Pigeons are all the same species and will readily interbreed. Feral Pigeons find the ledges of buildings to be a substitute for sea cliffs, have become adapted to urban life, and are abundant in towns and cities throughout much of the world.

Roosting in the lee side of the Michigan St. bridge downtown by anthroview

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Roosting in the lee side of the Michigan St. bridge downtown

With tails facing out and heads tucked into the cement face of the big bridge, maybe 120-150 pigeons rest above the Grand River in city center Grand Rapids, Michigan as the past week's mass of Arctic air begins to moderate in gusts and calm, cloudy and sunny.

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EM-230710-POST-003 by Minister Erik McGregor

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PDA (public display of affection) - Composition Thursday

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Pigeon by malinsylt

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Pigeon

DSC_0058 by cam.steeves

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a wet pigeon walking on the pavement of a parking lot in saint john, new brunswick on a rainy morning

saint john pigeon closeup by cam.steeves

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saint john pigeon closeup

pigeon in Saint John

(Untitled) by timonin16

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Columba livia domestica 23-02-05 01 ES by liesvanrompaey

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Columba livia domestica 23-02-05 03 ES by liesvanrompaey

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Columba livia domestica 23-02-05 02 ES by liesvanrompaey

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Feral pigeon by Meino NL

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Feral pigeon

portrait of a city pigeon by Krzysztof Kozłowski

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portrait of a city pigeon

Pigeon bathing by malinsylt

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Pigeon bathing

Rock Pigeon by everydaynature

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Rock Pigeon

A Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), one of the flock that nests around the ferry dock at Gooseberry Point. Whatcom County, WA, May 21, 2020. If this was a rare species, we'd marvel at the colors.