Surprised passersby stopped to snap photos of the enormous pigeon on Wednesday afternoon. One woman called it “a little daunting.” A man added, “I think it could be terrifying to some ...

But pigeon keeping is hard work. The owners brave curfews and harsh winters. They clean out coops, lug bird feed to roofs and provide year-round care for the pigeons, giving them vaccines and ...

“After a month of searching, seeing those first photos of the pheasant-pigeon felt like finding a unicorn,” said John C. Mittermeier, director of the lost birds program at the American Bird ...