23 Photos That Showcase The World's Most Beautiful Doves And Pigeons

I’ve never thought of pigeons as anything more than fairly dull and ubiquitous creatures that leave a lot of poop behind. But some people are really into these creatures – and they come in a variety of shapes and colors, partly because they may be one of the first domesticated birds. In fact, people have been breeding (and cross-breeding) them for hundreds of years. There are even show pigeons.

Temminck's Fruit pigeon: Also called the "pink-headed fruit dove," these beautiful birds live high up in the mountain forests of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. They're pretty shy but often spotted in pairs. Males have a purple-pink head, but they all have some shade of greenish-black body with grey underparts, yellow undertails, orange irises, greenish bills, and pink feet.