Pigeon Collection (page 6)

St Pauls pigeons in silhouette
A small child feeds the pigeons outside St Pauls Cathedral, a traditional gathering place for the avian vermin once upon a time before they moved on to Trafalgar Square

Child sweeping autumn leaves by Muriel Dawson
A cute child in a blue coat sweeping autumn leaves, with calendar below and four birds in the left margin, by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1940s

Pigeon Feeding - Moscow
Three Russian women feeding pigeons in early 20th century Moscow Date: 1900s

Pinocchio -- flying on the back of a pigeon
Pinocchio -- The pigeon soared so high that they almost touched the clouds. Date: 1911

The Birdman - Hyde Park Corner Date: circa 1900

Westminster View
View of Westminster as seen by a pigeon perched on the top of the duke of Yorks Column. Date: circa 1850

Trafalgar Square
A pigeon-filled Trafalgar Square with St. Martins in the Fields church in the background. Date: late 1960s

Sparrows in London
Sparrows (and one pigeon!) on two fold-up wooden chairs in Kensington Gardens, London, England. Date: early 1930s

Repeating Pattern - Pigeons. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Pigeon Cave and Dunree Fort, Lough Swilly. Nicholl, Andrew 1804 - 1886

Posing for a photograph with the pigeons of Trafalgar Square, London, England. Date: circa 1940

Two doves and a pigeon on a shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Carolina Turtle Dove, by John James Audubon
Carolina Turtle Dove, Columba Carolinensis, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838

Nicobar Pigeon
Illustration of Nicobar Pigeon by Eleazar Albin

Treron pompadora, pompadour green pigeon
Plate 79, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Treron vernans, pink-necked green pigeon
Plate 81, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Ducula bicolor, pied imperial pigeon
Plate 78, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Columba hodgsonii, speckled woodpigeon
Plate 70, a watercolour by Rajman Singh, from Brian Houghton Hodgsons collection of birds and mammals of Nepal

Red runt, pigeon
The skeleton of a pigeon, bred, examined and labelled by Charles Darwin as part of his research into evolution

Pouter, domestic pigeon
This pigeon is from the collection of domestic pigeons donated to the Natural History Museum by Charles Darwin in 1867. The bird probably came from Darwins own aviaries

Goura cristata, western crowned pigeon
Watercolour by Sarah Stone (1788) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Ectopistes migratorius, passenger pigeon
Plate 62 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Ectopistes migratoria, passenger pigeon
Mounted specimen of a passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratoria) at The Natural History Museum, London. Extinct since 1914, it was formerly abundant over North America. See image number 4709

Columba vitiensis, white-throated pigeon
Drawing No. 72, watercolour by George Raper (1792) from The Raper Collection

Pezophaps solitaria, Rodrigues solitaire
Plate number 512 c by Richard Owen drawn from a male skeleton specimen at Cambridge university.This giant flightless pigeon was the closest relative of the dodo, it was native to Rodrigues Island

Tupinambis nigropunctatus, black tegu
Photograph of a display case of pigeons, taken in the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum in April 1895 by Miss K M Reynolds

Pigeon types, c. 1918, the Natural History Museum, London
As food shortages hit during World War I, carrier pigeons that saved lives by relaying messages from downed pilots or disabled ships sometimes ended up shot for pigeon pie

Roller Tumbler, domestic pigeon
This pigeon is from the collection of domestic pigeons donated to the Natural History Museum by Charles Darwin in 1867. The bird probably came from Darwins own aviaries

Microgoura meeki, Choiseul pigeon
Photograph of Microgoura meeki specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is presumed extinct

Columba jouyi, Ryukyu pigeon
Photograph of Columba jouyi specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Columba versicolor, Bonin wood pigeon
Photograph of Columba versicolor specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Fancy domestic pigeons
Mounted fancy pigeon varieties, similar to those studied by Charles Darwin as he developed his ideas on evolution through natural selection

Columba livia, domestic pigeon
Watercolour by unknown artist (c. 1850). Originally illustrated in one of five volumes bought by the Natural History Museum by an unknown source from Japan

Basilica of St Jesus Christ Blessing. Decoration of the atrium. Noah sends a carrier pigeon from the ark at the end of the flood

The Dead Tree. Things you might find in and around a dead tree include a dove, an owl, a bat, a pigeon or even a field mouse

Pixies and Pigeon Post

Pigeons and doves on rooftops
A variety of pigeons and doves on rooftops. Date: circa early 20th century

The Carrier Dove. The Return. Two women holding a bird with a message Date: ca. 1847

Lyon, Feeding tame pigeons in Place des Terreaux
Lyon, France - feeding tame pigeons in Place des Terreaux Date: 1919

Feeding pigeons before St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Birds / Pigeon
A nesting wood pigeon. Date: 1930s

Regent Street 1927
Pigeon s-eye view of the street, with many open-top buses. Date: 1927

Military Pigeon Loft and attendants - Kazakhstan Date: 1904

Pigeon Study
Pigeons and towers reflected in puddles in Budapest, Hungary. Date: 1930s

Feeding the pigeons outside St Pauls Cathedral Date: circa 1910s

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