everyday elegance

A signature in light purple on a black background.
Embroidered patch featuring a robin bird sitting inside a circular border with beige, black, brown, and green colors.
Embroidery patch of a bird surrounded by a circular background and green leaves.

Like all common things, the pigeon's iridescent splendor is often overlooked, reminding us that true beauty often lies in what we stop to truly see.

rock dove (columba livia) in the cold

rock dove (columba livia) in the cold

with its weird hairdo, again. is the crested pigeon (ocyphaps lophotes)

with its weird hairdo, again. is the crested pigeon (ocyphaps lophotes)

just wondering ... is the crested pigeon (ocyphaps lophotes)

just wondering ... is the crested pigeon (ocyphaps lophotes)

minding its own business is the spotted dove (spilopelia chinensis),

minding its own business is the spotted dove (spilopelia chinensis),

better vantage point for the spotted dove (spilopelia chinensis),

better vantage point for the spotted dove (spilopelia chinensis),

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A close-up of a pigeon with grey and purple feathers, standing on one leg against a black background.
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Two pigeons are engaged in a courtship display on a grassy surface. One pigeon has colorful iridescent blue and purple feathers, with wings spread and touching the other pigeon, which is partially obscured. The scene is outdoors with a blurred backgr
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Two pigeons standing on a brick sidewalk with moss and dirt between the bricks.
A colorful pigeon standing on a brick sidewalk, looking over its shoulder.
Close-up of a pigeon walking on grass with a blurred green background.
Close-up of a pigeon with iridescent green and purple feathers on its neck, standing on grass with some scattered bread crumbs, with a blurred dark background.
A close-up of a pigeon walking on grass, with blurred background containing another pigeon. The pigeon has iridescent purple, blue, and green feathers on its neck and grey and white plumage.