Dan P Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Taken 2-27-2021 above the Los Angeles River near Fletcher Drive bridge in Atwater Village, CA. What are these white pigeons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 They look like Rock Pigeons to me. Probably domestic ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Yes, rock pigeons. There are several white genetic variations in domestic pigeons. Albino (sex linked), recessive white (both parents must be, or carry the gene), pied white (random inheritance), grizzle white (homozygous grizzle, a partial dominant). Extremely common in domestic birds, fairly common in ferals. There are a number of them in the cities along the Orange County coast. Probably many descended from white Homing Pigeons gone feral. I know, TMI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Thank you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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