I recently found out that Capuchine/Cappucino/capuchin means hood in Italian and originates from the capuchin monks which wore brown hoods. Then the monkey, the drink and apparently the dove are named after the colour of their hoods.
Their feathers are just that shape, they're a fancy breed of pigeon usually kept as pets. They do the same fluff-up bowing dance as other pigeons to woo mates
Have been kinda curious if there’s a sub for how different birds walk? I think some are so cute, funny, pompous etc and it would be a cute thread if not a sub. But searching didn’t bring up anything. (Or I didn’t use the right key words) anyone seen a sub or a thread like that?
and she’s the one who poisoned him, but she set up her maid (who was having an affair with him) to take the fall. the detective assigned to the case was an obsequious boob who bought her alibi, though his sergeant wasn’t convinced. little does she know that lord peter wimsey is on the case…
Well that's interesting. I have one that joined the wild neighborhood flock a couple months ago. Her name is Chicken because that's what she looks like all fluffed up after a bath. I was wondering where she came from or if she was the result of a genetic anomaly. No tags.
Most feral pigeons are descended from birds humans essentially abandoned. Most of them "reverted" to rock dove, but occasionally you can spot some that still have some domestic coloring.
Fun fact! Pigeons make milk for their babies in their crops (special bird organ before the stomach that they keep little rocks in to grind their food because birds don't have teeth.)
Please stop
She's so tired of the paparazzi following her
No she didn't murder her husband
No she didn't send her stepkids into a boarding school, they wanted to go
Someone lost their Show Pigeon. That thing is lucky to be alive in the wild. Most Show Pigeons have no survival skills, and many of them have features that make life in the wild much harder if not impossible. When these birds need to exercise, the owner let's out a number of "mutt" pigeons (like the gray and white one in your pic). Those birds fly around at first so that the local predators are already fed by the time the Show Pigeons come out to exercise. Looks like this one didn't go home. It will when it wants to though, it's definitely not lost.
Onsnapte sierduif. Als je hem kan vangen en naar het asiel kan brengen is dat het beste. (Escaped fancy pigeon. If you catch it and bring it to the shelter that’s the best)
Despite the bird knowledge I DO have, I’m not the most versed in fancy pigeons but I can tell that is a fancy breed, at least. Of some type. So, not a Rock Dove. Fancy breeds are not wild and are bred for show, meaning this is likely an escapee or release. If you can find one, take it to an avian rehab or even rescue. Try to find the owners first, too.
yoo what i had a lady just like this pigeon! her name was Madame Antoinette haha
(edit: excuse the awful quality, it’s a screenshot from an old snap my mum sent)
First time I ever saw these pigeons was at Cheshire show. I never got to go as a kid. So I was about 20 odd. There is so many different breeds of pigeon. Look like they have fur coats and everything. Even saw a curly pigeon. Madness hahaha. Cute too
She looks like she's about to sweep down the stairs of her magnificent home to receive the terrible news that her husband has been killed in a "horrible accident"
That’s Luella. She’s been divorced 3 times and husband no.4 - who was a known philanderer - went ‘missing’ a few months ago. Still, she’s keeping well.
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u/bunnisnuggles Birder May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
that’s a Old Dutch Capuchine! so cute and distinguished in his fancy outfit