Pigeons aren't usually winning beauty pageants in most peoples' minds. Strutting on a city street, they endear themselves to some people who make a hobby of carrying bread to scatter for them. To others they are mess makers.
Now have a look at this beauty, with its striking green plumage, vivid red markings and a breathtaking soft blue eye. Many people report a sighting of this bird like this: "I've just seen an amazing green parrot with a red bill!"
Well, its a pigeon. A gorgeous, fruit-eating African Green Pigeon.
