Don’t Call Them Winged Rats—These Pigeons Are Exquisite

Think of a pigeon, and you probably imagine nondescript gray birds that poop all over park benches. But the Wompoo Pigeon is no such thing. Standing more than a foot high, it sports a purple throat, yellow belly and emerald wings streaked with gold. “It’s hard to comprehend how stunning they are,” says photographer Leila …