Every Sunday, a gray-haired man stands in his back yard staring up at the sky as if he is waiting for a miracle to drop from heaven. He says a little prayer and shakes a birdseed container. Suddenly, ...

Every now and then you notice that times have changed. That you are living in a different generation than that of your parents, or teachers, or people that came before you. A different generation than ...

With a few hand claps, Mike Scott sends dozens of birds soaring into the air from his coop on a Canarsie rooftop. They may get called “rats with wings,” but pigeons are a serious passion for some ...

While most New Yorkers think of pigeons as “rats with wings,” there is a small yet ardent community that trains them to race. The dedicated flyers are declining in number, but those remaining are ...

Bird lovers have an extra reason to take note of Frieze New York this year. As part of its booth at the Randall’s Island art fair, New York’s P.P.O.W. gallery will present an artwork by Anton van ...