Pigeon Adventures

[Amer]

Pigeon adventures while vacationing in Puerto Rico! I fed the pigeons of Aguadilla: the extra large one with the bronze bars and white wing tips I named Buck. He was the first in the park. He was the boldest and most dominating pigeon. Also, there was a neat looking checker with a sleek crest. So many colors!
Finally, the Plaza de las Palomas in San Juan

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Pigeon adventures while vacationing in Puerto Rico! I fed the pigeons of Aguadilla: the extra large one with the bronze bars and white wing tips I named Buck. He was the first in the park. He was the boldest and most dominating pigeon. Also, there was a neat looking checker with a sleek crest. So many colors!View attachment 3714969View attachment 3714964View attachment 3714965View attachment 3714966View attachment 3714967View attachment 3714968View attachment 3714970View attachment 3714971View attachment 3714972View attachment 3714973View attachment 3714974View attachment 3714975View attachment 3714976View attachment 3714977View attachment 3714978View attachment 3714979View attachment 3714980View attachment 3714981View attachment 3714982View attachment 3714983View attachment 3714984View attachment 3714985View attachment 3714986View attachment 3714987View attachment 3714988View attachment 3714989View attachment 3714990View attachment 3714991View attachment 3714992
Finally, the Plaza de las Palomas in San JuanView attachment 3714993View attachment 3714994View attachment 3714995View attachment 3714996View attachment 3714997

I love the pied recessive red(?) and the red t-check with a crest! And of course the pigeon wall, that’s so cool! Buck is lovely, there are a few in my local flock who look similar (minus the pied feathers). The flock looks pretty healthy too.

Is this blue bar some sort of dilute? I saw a similar one in a city I visited once.

 

[Amer]

The flock looks pretty healthy too.

Haha, they are pretty well-fed.
As to your blue bar, I guess everything lighter than the wild type would be considered diluted.
I am thinking it is blue bar dilute, also known as silver bar.
I am surprised you noticed that. I didn’t. The effect of dilute on blue bar is so slight… unlike with the red pigeons.
I guess that proves you really enjoyed my photos.

 

[Amer]

Silver bar doesn’t seem like a popular color according to the internet. I can see why…
Looks like someone tried coloring a blue bar pigeon, but when it came time to color in the black bar, they discovered the black marker was running out and it came in dark grey grey instead.
It looks like a blue bar but with very very slightly less contrast.

 

[Amer]

Why are purebred pigeons so bizzare

Spoiler: Bizzare artwork

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Why are purebred pigeons so bizzare

Spoiler: Bizzare artwork

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Honestly I like the exaggerated chicken breeds more than the exaggerated pigeon breeds. Your drawings did a great job capturing the bizarre. What’s the breed of the third one?

 

[Amer]

Honestly I like the exaggerated chicken breeds more than the exaggerated pigeon breeds. Your drawings did a great job capturing the bizarre. What’s the breed of the third one?

Agreed. One of my problems with showing pigeons is that there are so many ugly ones. And some are even disfunctional!
That one is a Franconian Trumpeter. I think it looks very cool.
I'm surprised there are no pigeons with small bodies and big heads. There are a lot with small heads and big bodies. They look very weird.
I think it might be because feather density is the main thing that makes the head look bigger so if it has a big head you can only achieve what looks like a medium body or a big one.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Agreed. One of my problems with showing pigeons is that there are so many ugly ones. And some are even disfunctional!
That one is a Franconian Trumpeter. I think it looks very cool.
I'm surprised there are no pigeons with small bodies and big heads. There are a lot with small heads and big bodies. They look very weird.
I think it might be because feather density is the main thing that makes the head look bigger so if it has a big head you can only achieve what looks like a medium body or a big one.View attachment 3723611
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Yes! The dysfunctional ones make me sad. The most attractive breeds of pigeons to me are the flying breeds, which is funny because they weren’t really bred for appearance.

 

[Amer]

Kormorners have big heads and small bodies
No wonder I like them so much, they give me d'Anvers vibes
Genuine Homers look to me like aliens that are trying very hard to look like ordinary pigeons but they got a few details off and they look fake.
Also, why is genuine in the name? That's sus.
https://www.pigeontype.info/2018/01/31/genuine-homer-pigeons/

 

[Amer]

Yes! The dysfunctional ones make me sad. The most attractive breeds of pigeons to me are the flying breeds, which is funny because they weren’t really bred for appearance.

Most attractive to me are typically the color pigeons.
Just a basic pigeon but with extra pizzaz. Usually the only difference in shape between them and street pigeons is that they are a little more refined.