I LEARNED a lot about pigeons last week thanks to the remarkable belligerence of a sparrow. She took umbrage at a pigeon pecking the pavement near her, a fat, well-groomed pigeon, like most street pigeons here in Ibiza, in the Balearic Islands.

A pigeon racing enthusiast has secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing one of the sport's administrative bodies from suspending his membership of the organisation.

Animal rights activists are in a flap after confirmation that a trapped pigeon was shot where Cork’s legal eagles dare.

Animal Control have shot a pigeon in a courthouse in Cork after it became trapped.

A pigeon that had an oily mishap has been given a much-needed bath.