The average length of the male was about 16½ inches. The female was about an inch shorter. The head and upper parts of the male pigeon were a clear bluish gray with black streaks on the scapulars and ...

Both male and female pigeons incubate the eggs, with dads typically taking the mid-morning to late-afternoon shifts and moms handling the night watch. When it's time to hatch, it takes up to 24 ...

They take it in turns incubating the eggs and this shared responsibility even goes as far as feeding the youngsters “milk”: both male and female pigeons produce a high fat and protein ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Pigeons are raised in a pair. One pair of male and female pigeon stay together for their ...

The male had a red breast and blue-gray head, body and wings, while the female had a more brownish body and its lower throat and breast were a buff-gray that developed into white on the belly. HABITAT ...