pigeons
Urban gray fliers
Pigeons are stout-bodied birds with small heads, found worldwide in cities and wild areas alike.
Urban pigeons descend from domesticated rock doves and thrive on human scraps and architecture.
The word also means a person easily deceived or swindled—a mark or sucker: He was a pigeon for every con artist in town.
To pigeon someone is to swindle them.
Clay pigeons are targets launched for shooting practice.
Scientific study of birds
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- egg-layingReproducing via external ova
perching · seed-eating · birdbath · wingbeat · species · dovecote · squab · homing
Resting spot for birds
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- awningMounted overhead shelter
balcony · rafters · windowsill · cornice · overhang · bridge · underpass · nook
View of urban architecture
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- plazaPublic open square
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
downtown · alley · rooftop · foraging · pedestrian · public square · statue · bench
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
- cooSoft avian vocalization
- softYielding to touch
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- gentleSoft and kind
melodic · throaty · gurgling · purring · billing · windowsill
Freedom from disturbance
- doveGentle cooing bird
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- loveIntense fond attachment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
homing · wartime · communication · faithfulness · return · Noah · olive branch · wedding
Bird's complete feather coat
- downToward lower ground
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
gorget · wing bars · tail feathers · contour · gray · white · speckled · barred
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- wingbeatSingle wing oscillation
- flappingRapid wing motion
- airborneTraveling through air
ascend · descend · thermals · homing instinct · navigation · orientation · returning · circling
Starlings in coordinated flight
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- clusterGathered group nearby
- assemblyConstructing from components
group · multitude · collective · aggregation · swooping · scattering · dispersing · feeding frenzy
ornithology
Scientific study of birds
egg-laying · perching · seed-eating · birdbath · wingbeat · species · dovecote · squab · homing · carrier
perch
Resting spot for birds
awning · balcony · rafters · windowsill · cornice · overhang · bridge · underpass · nook · cranny
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- plazaPublic open square
sidewalk · downtown · alley · rooftop · foraging · pedestrian · public square · statue · bench · breadcrumbs
murmur
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
gentle · melodic · throaty · gurgling · purring · billing · windowsill
peace
Freedom from disturbance
loyalty · homing · wartime · communication · faithfulness · return · Noah · olive branch · wedding
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
- downToward lower ground
- iridescenceColor shift from interference
- preeningGrooming with vanity
molting · gorget · wing bars · tail feathers · contour · gray · white · speckled · barred · pied
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
airborne · ascend · descend · thermals · homing instinct · navigation · orientation · returning · circling · swooping
murmuration
Starlings in coordinated flight
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- clusterGathered group nearby
assembly · group · multitude · collective · aggregation · swooping · scattering · dispersing · feeding frenzy · flight pattern
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- warm-bloodedmammals, birds, dogs, cats, humans
- egg-layerschickens, hens, ducks, geese, turkeys
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
- flock birdsstarlings, geese, crows, sparrows, blackbirds
- nest builderseagles, robins, sparrows, swallows, wrens
pigeonssongbirds
Perching birds with musical calls
nightingales · canaries · larks · mockingbirds · robins
pigeonseagles
Large predatory birds
hawks · falcons · owls · wild birds · albatrosses
- stool pigeonsUnderworld informants for authorities
- carrier pigeonTrained bird delivering messages
- homing pigeonsBirds bred to return
- clay pigeonThrown target disc
- pigeon toedFeet turned inward
- pigeon holeClassify too narrowly
pigeon, pigeonhole, stool pigeon, carrier pigeon, pigeonholing, pigeonholed, pigeonholes, pigeon-toed, clay pigeon