Pigeon Tribes

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Based on their colouring, local pigeons are different tribes. From Terry Spinks Place in Canning Town north to Three Mills in Bow, there are many birds with “Skeletor” patterns (white-to-speckled-white heads, feathering to dark colouring). At Canary Wharf, there are many “Cappuccino” pigeons. You see neither Skeletors nor Cappuccinos in Poplar: most are darker urban pigeons, though there are some classic rock-dove greys. There’s the odd stand-out red pigeon, and some albino birds, too - but very few.