Wood pigeons are at their best now and, as game goes, they are plump, cheap and tasty. But any game birds like grouse, partridge or wild duck will do here. Hedgehog fungus are what the French call ...

Recently, a friend was asking me for advice on getting a pet, and I launched into my usual full-throated defense of the humble pigeon. Pigeons are largely considered nuisances and pest animals due to ...

The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins. By Ben Crair If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city ...

Pigeons have a terrible reputation among New Yorkers, but they can make surprisingly good pets. By Ronda Kaysen Q: I live in a Little Italy rental building. My neighbor has taken in a city pigeon as a ...