Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
Above: Up close and personal with a Rock Pigeon in Pasadena, Maryland (12/25/2008).
Below: A Rock Pigeon feeds with gusto in our yard in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/9/2008).
Below: A Rock Pigeon in Washington D.C. (summer 2005).
Below: A Rock Pigeon at Redondo Beach Park, Washington (1/6/2006).
Monterey: such a paradise that even the Rock Pigeons feast on clam chowder bread bowls.
And no, that wasn't one of ours. I do not share mine.
Below: A Rock Pigeon poses in nice light while we wait for the Roseate Spoonbill to fly across an imaginary line (6/25/2009).