A medium-size compact pigeon with long wings and a short tail ... orbital skin and feet gray. The rock pigeon was introduced from Europe by early settlers; it is now widespread and common ...

However, humans' relationship to these "rats with wings," as some have described ... found in urban environments is known as the rock dove, rock pigeon or common pigeon. Its binomial name is ...

These days, of course, most rock pigeons do not nest on cliffs ... lighter gray bodies and frequently two dark gray bars on the wings. Eurasian collared-doves arrived in Marin in 2006 and have ...

It is a domesticated rock dove that has returned to wild or semi-wild ... I am terrified of birds in general, but most especially pigeons. I detest flapping wings, beady eyes and sharp beaks of all ...

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 ...