pigeon

There is beauty everywhere in nature, even in the places you least expect it. You walk around outside, and every time you do, you see birds - some of them beautiful, some of them less so. But not many of you have probably stopped to admire the beauty of a pigeon. We're used to common pigeons, so we don't think about them too much, but when we see a special pigeon colored like the rainbow... well, that catches our eye. 

And it definitely caught twitter's eye, with a tweet about the pink-necked green pigeon going viral, people admiring its beauty. And luckily, there was a pigeon expert at hand to explain to us exactly what this rainbow-colored beauty is. 

We've got a strange fascination with pigeons. On one hand, they can be hilarious and their memes are usually even more so. Yet, on the other hand, they are constantly cooing outside your bedroom window at dawn. And sometimes why fly way too close for comfort and it gives us a scare.

However, when weighed against each other, we think the memes win. So, in honor of their ridiculous memes, here is a pigeon dump filled with pigeons doing things. 

Pigeons are great. And funny. 

We found this memes collection quite amusing so we thought we'd share it with you all. 

Lucy Topping from London came home from the gym a few days ago and was planning to have a chill evening at home with fine dinner and her favorite TV show.  However, in the middle of the show, she looked up and suddenly realized she wasn't alone. On her bookshelf, she saw these two pigeons, staring at her suspiciously, maybe even plotting to drop something on her head. Lucy decided to live-tweet the event as she was trying to get rid of the uninvited guests. Keep on reading how the story unfolds. 

Meet the unlikely duo that has the internet melting! Herman (the pigeon) and Lundy (the 8-week-old Chihuahua), both at The Mia Foundation, an organization dedicated to giving pets with birth defects across the country a fighting chance.

Herman is a pigeon who cannot fly, and Lundy is a special needs Chihuahua.

Herman and Lundy were both placed on the same pillow at the New York-based non-profit and they took to each other right away! 

"I set Herman on a dog bed and started caring for Lundy, and I decided to carefully put Lundy in the same dog bed next to him," Sue Rogers, who founded The Mia Foundation in 2012, told PEOPLE, of how the adorable friendship moment started.

The pics have since gone viral! 

The Las Vegas animal rescue group Lofty Hopes raised concerns over a viral video showing at least two pigeons wearing tiny, almost custom-made cowboy hats in a parking lot. It's unclear who was behind the stunt, but activists were concerned that the hats may have been glued on, harming the birds.

When you think "pigeon", you don't necessarily think of a unique and beautiful bird. Pigeons are common and dirty, not even close to being labeled as "beautiful". However, the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is the beautiful love-child of a pigeon and a peacock. No, not really. Just really looks that way!

With bright blue feathers and a feathered crown on top of it's head, it's totally mesmerizing! Plus, these birds could become as large as a turkey! 

If we had to choose, we'd say the Victoria Crowned Pigeon is our favorite "pigeon".

This is Molly's story as told by jaderbug12 on Imgur. 

Japanese shoemaker ,Kyoto Ohata, often walks through an area that's filled with pigeons and the birds scatter in fear when she strolls down the pavement. So, not to scare the pigeons, she decided to disguise her human presence with a pair of DIY shoes that look just like the pigeons themselves. Cool!