today's bird is the.... LAHORE PIGEON!!! look how cute it is 🥹 this is a sturdy pigeon with a harmonious appearance, rather long-legged and with a proud bearing. it has a white body, and the plumage behind and above the head, on the back of the neck, on the back, and on the wings comes in many colors. its shanks are feathered with white. originally bred mainly in persia for its meat, it is now valued more for its ornamental qualities. it has a docile and home-loving temperament, making it an easy bird to keep. the ancestors of this elegant pigeon, descended from the rock dove (columba livia) and bred in pakistan and iran, were imported into the german empire in the 1880s and became quite popular in the 1960s. they are also found in the shiraz province. the lahore is a breed of domestic pigeon named after the city of Lahore in pakistan, the region from which it originated.