pigeon loft

Rooftop bird shelter

A pigeon loft is a structure or enclosure for housing domestic pigeons, especially racing or homing pigeons.

Unlike a simple coop, a loft typically includes compartments for nesting, perches, and openings that allow birds to enter and exit freely: He spent every morning at the pigeon loft before work.

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Categories
Opposites
domestication and human control

pigeon loftcliff ledge

Horizontal strip on rockface

tree hollow · rock crevice · wilderness

permanence and structure

pigeon loftopen sky

Unobstructed atmosphere above

the wild · rock crevice · free range · open air · wilderness

Family

pigeon, loft, pigeons, lofts

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G