Last night Ben, Ken & I met with a friend who raises and cares for pigeons on the roof of his apartment in Brooklyn. I was struck by how beautiful the birds were compared to feral street pigeons.

Here’s a picture that Ken took of two pigeons preparing to mate. Pigeons mate for life, although they are apparently willing to trade partners if you stick them together alone in a box. The white pigeon is a male, the other female. Both of these pigeons had previous partners who passed on.

More to come soon…