Rock Pigeons, known to most people simply as pigeons, have a long history with humans. They were, in fact, the first bird to be domesticated some 6500 years ago. Since then pigeons have served us as pets, as war heroes and even, occasionally, as food.
Like magpies and other species whose life cycles are closely tied [...]










































Brent Johner has been writing about urban wildlife since 1998. Many of the articles here first appeared in the Calgary Herald, Calgary Gardening magazine or on Talk About Wildlife. Brent has also done dozens of radio, television, newspaper and magazine interviews on the subject of urban wildlife.