| 单词 | pigeon |
| 例句 | How strange that an article on wood pigeons could so recall the past and make me falter as I read aloud. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The pigeons have taken off and the rat has disappeared once more. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Get us stuck up there like a couple of pigeons. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The Catholic church, first on the scene and deeply dug in, sat in comfortable tradition while the missions were gradually abandoned and their roofs fell in and pigeons roosted on the stripped altars. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They ate suckling pig that night, and pigeon pie, and turnips soaking in butter, and afterward the cook had promised honeycombs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z You do not have to sit like a Buddha under a tree letting pigeons drop their dirty business on your head. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Melina appeared, pigeon on her shoulder, blind brothers at her side. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “So? The railroad yards are where they go to trap pigeons and bring them here. Why did you have to let him go there?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Frightful, who was tipping her head now and then to focus on Leon Longbridge and the kids, also had an eye on the courthouse pigeons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z So often had Palmer dreamed of pigeons, that’s what he thought it might be: a dream. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She moved toward the girl with her hands out to take the pigeon, but the girl shouted, “Stop right there!” and snapped her fingers. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She was leaning over to pluck a pigeon when Oksi charged her, beak open, feathers raised. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The pigeons had been told to avoid Pinchfield Farm and to alter their slogan from “Death to Frederick” to “Death to Pilkington.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Bikes and Vespas clogged the surrounding streets, but the square itself was empty except for pigeons and a few old men drinking espresso. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A moment later, a second pigeon joins him. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine seemed to be waiting for the pigeon to tire out and give up, but then she got impatient and began swinging the pigeon around in the air by its leg. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The pigeons were denied even the elegance of a long fall. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Two pigeons are perched on the fire escape over our heads, cooing softly. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mini left the door slightly ajar, so Aru could see one beady pigeon eye peering through the crack behind them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She just talks to me about popcorn and pigeons, and hires me on the spot. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z To Neumann, the conclusion was obvious: passenger pigeons were not as numerous before Columbus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z People are eating pets, crushing pigeons with bricks for soup. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “We think the pigeon can help us,” I said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A pigeon flew in through the open hay door and circled and flew out again. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When the pigeon on Victor's head leaned forward and pecked at the glass of his fake glasses, Bo giggled. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A guy on a bike road through the flock of pigeons, causing them to flap and flitter around, pepperoni hanging from their beaks. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Let’s hope the Mist makes us look like a large pigeon or something.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There, standing before the golden pigeon, the odor of gunsmoke came to him, and he understood that his father was a shooter. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The pigeon kept its head tucked and didn’t respond, so Miss Peregrine pecked it again, harder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Her message was clear: not only was Horace’s pigeon not peculiar, none of them were. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He teases us, Do you think, boys, I should give this to the pigeons on the windowsill? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He reached out then, held his pigeon out to the people, slowly turned so they all could see, so they all would know. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z For he knew that no pigeon flies after sundown, and wherever Nipper was, he was there for the night. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He dipped above Lady and dropped a pigeon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One or two pigeons do their jerky walk nearby, hoping we’ll toss them some crumbs or something else to eat. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Little remains of them but shuttered buildings colonized by bats and rodents and pigeons and spiders, while in the case of Whizbang there is nothing save stone ruins submerged in a sea of grass. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Sir Lancelot was fetched from the pigeon house, for the royal favour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine warbled at it the way she had earlier, and this time the pigeon chirped in response. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The pigeon’s eye is orange with a smaller black button in the center. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a flock of pigeons rise squawking from the grass. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Palmer had turned and looked up at his mother and said, “Why did he do that?” and his mother had said, “To put the pigeon out of its misery.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “I’m not some stray you found on the side of the road!” huffed the pigeon. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A man sitting on a bench was smothered in pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran instead for the roof, where it had just been me and my mother and father, safe and alone in our little pigeon coop. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Like subways and guts and pigeons don’t belong together. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z More to the point, it was a pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And that a pigeon’s heart, as measured against the size of its body, is one of the largest hearts in creation. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She was interested, but when another pigeon flew by, she did not go after it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The boy lowered the stick cautiously and the silly pigeon followed the rag. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We caught one of your spy pigeons,” Emma said proudly, “and she led us to this loop.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “We have received your summons, O mighty ones,” Marshall chanted and then ad-libbed, “and it’s nothing but an old pigeon feather.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon cote was noisy, the rat cages were correctly smelly, but all were somehow wrong. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was enough to make her lose her taste for pigeon and stale bread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “This sounds like an interesting conversation,” said the pigeon to himself. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Pigeon? What would I do with a pigeon?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He kept studying the pigeons just as he had the barnacles; he kept amassing notes; and he kept retching in the curtained-off privy in his study. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I like sitting on the rooftop with my pigeons. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Bees are silver; pigeons are ginger and auburn and occasionally golden. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Palmer, they kill pigeons in this town, not people.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It was like watching an old street pigeon pecking the crust of a sardine sandwich the cats left behind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So we opened Bronwyn’s trunk, shoved the pigeon inside with Miss Peregrine, and slammed down the lid. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Eventually, after many church towers had come and gone, the pigeons’ plans became so ambitious that it took an exceedingly long time to find a human intelligent enough to carry them out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A giant boar’s head came first in order, then pasties and whole suckling pigs, pigeons and geese roasted with feathers on. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I just had to understand that for Patrick, moving a certain kind of person was the equivalent of me calling a pigeon Cheeky—it simply wasn't worth the money to him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They found him bent over a tankard of ale and the remains of a pigeon pie, more than a little drunk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Down from the trees, window ledges, and rooftops flocked many pigeons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Kid Comets was catching a pigeon, spilling gasoline over it, then lighting the bird with a match, just as you let it go. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He wondered if pigeons flew south in winter, like geese. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Remember to focus on one thing at a time. Think of the fruit like birds—apples are pigeons, cranberries are chickadees.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “I never saw any pigeon around my house.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Up in the bell tower the pigeons ducked and bobbed at each other and sang their soft couing song. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon dropped from her mouth and wobbled on its feet, too stunned to flee. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Lucky Girl was glad enough to have a place to crash that she had barely complained about the snakes and roaches and pigeon nests that they shared space with. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Melina took the pigeon from her shoulder and tossed it skyward. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Mami had told me to take the baby when I brought a bag of pigeon peas to Doña Lola, who would give us coffee in return. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I thought of telling her to let the pigeon go so we could follow it—but what use would it be to find Miss Wren now, while hollows were chasing us? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z You want to know what a real pigeon feels like—ask me. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z One of the train station pigeons walked up to their table and pecked at some crumbs on the floor. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Charles wasn’t a dilettante; he was serious about the breeding and created his own new lines of pigeons. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The pigeons pecked uselessly at their empty eye sockets and flew through their rib cages, but the stallions kept right on running. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A couple of pigeons were pecking between the stones. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When I was a little boy, all I knew about the old man who lived across the hall was that he loved pigeons, but I had never imagined he kept a coop on the roof. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They sprang onto the field three at a time, one with a new, loaded box, the other two after downed pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z From that day on Palmer became even more attached to his pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Light comes in through slats netted over with chicken wire to keep out pigeons. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Geels and the Black Tips had been making trouble for the Dregs all year, encroaching on Fifth Harbor, picking off pigeons that weren’t rightfully theirs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was made of sand-colored adobe and had two soaring steeples, a gigantic circular stained-glass window, and, leading up to the two main doors, a pair of sweeping staircases covered with pigeons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Once every four or five boxfuls, a pigeon got away clean. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Then he felt nervous, realizing he was thinking of it as his pigeon, and what a dangerous thought that could be around here. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The tall gray motor-buses were the only life of the square except for the pigeons and the man with a hose who sprinkled the gravelled square and watered the streets. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It’s a shame, too, because all Lourdes ever sees in Brooklyn is dull little wrens or those filthy pigeons. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z At the dining room table Beans gave a speech about himself, about his hatred of pigeons and how many necks he intended to wring. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Did you think you could have a pet pigeon in the house since—what?—January, and Daddy and I wouldn’t know about it?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Maybe the pigeon wanted to get away from his relatives. If he doesn’t like the new coop, he’ll fly back to the old one when he gets out again.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the stories my mom told me about pigeons in Afghanistan soaring miles through the sky but always returning home that pulled me to the roof of our building. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I wondered why pigeons wouldn't just keep going if they were free to fly. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The mother’s feet, plump and polite, descended like white pigeons from the sea of pillow, across the linoleum roses, down down the wooden stairs, over the chalk hopscotch squares, 5, 6, 7, blue sky. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z A pigeon lands on the edge of the roof. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “It’s the largest and most magnificent cathedral in London,” said Millard, “and if my hunch is correct, it’s also the nesting place of Miss Wren’s pigeons.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I never visited the playground where the pigeons and old men gathered. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z How was he supposed to act normal in a town that murdered pigeons? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Well, the old thing!” whispered the pigeon to himself, and he flew away quickly to find a piece of writing paper and a pencil. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Then their eyes were riveted; a slate-colored pigeon swooped down to the middle of the steel car tracks and began strutting to and fro with ruffled feathers, its fat neck bobbing with regal pride. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she was faced with an odd stranger and a pigeon whose sanity was slowly unraveling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I thought there must be as many sailors on the Common as there were pigeons. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The pigeon flapped its wings and flew up to Melina’s shoulder, out of Miss Peregrine’s reach. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Each box had five compartments, each compartment with a pigeon, a hatch and a string to open it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z His teeth even yellower in the sun, his eyes wild with glee, he thrust the pigeon before Palmer’s face, and then Dorothy’s, and as he had so often pretended, wrung its neck. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Objects are easier. It took me years to master anything animate. And I work much better with my own birds than I could with any old pigeon taken off the street.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “If only someone hadn’t murdered the pigeon,” Bronwyn said, staring bitterly at Miss Peregrine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Sooner or later the pigeon would get the hint and fly away forever. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z This seemed to make the pigeon extremely nervous. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Only the pigeons, the drunks, and the trees were left in the little park. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The only animals we see are pigeons and rats, which are essentially the same thing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The pigeons were swarming—thousands of them dive- bombing the spectators in the stands, attacking the other chariots. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll age forward if you don’t reach another loop soon. We can help you—but first we have to catch a pigeon.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then she leapt out of the trunk, hobbled into the square, and with one loud squawk scattered the rest of the pigeons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Cradling his pigeon in both hands, Palmer walked from the field. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I wonder if I can take her to the roof and show her my pigeons and the amazing view of Elkton, my hometown. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the plump, shimmering shapes of the candle flames he saw the ghosts of ten pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The long white stretch of street was empty, the aroused pigeons still circling overhead. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn't gone hungry much since she learned to knock down birds with her stick sword, but she feared so much pigeon was making her sick. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The echoes came back in waves, like a pebble rolling round a box, and from the wood across the river came the clattering of wood pigeons’ wings among the branches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Arlie W. Schorger, author of a definitive study on the bird, in Audubon’s day at least one out of every four birds in North America was a passenger pigeon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was surrounded by high weeds and cacti, and inside some wild pigeons roasted. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The passenger pigeon remained an emblem of natural bounty, but now it also represented the squandering of that bounty. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He learned that a pigeon’s heart is about the size of an acorn. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z When passenger pigeons drank, they stuck their heads beneath the surface of the water until they were eye deep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That too, now that he thought about it, seemed like a good life for a pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The pigeons take off, gray wings against a rainbow sky. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Except on that day, Palmer had never seen a pigeon in his town. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The Continental Congress could be driven from one location to another like a covey of pigeons, and it was. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They would sit on the chaise longue for hours, tittering like schoolchildren, feeding the pigeons or watching the ships sailing past on Dublin sound. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I promised food and comfort, but the pigeon had no interest in entering the house. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z If Palmer had not known better, he would never have believed there were thousands of pigeons behind the wooden slats. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Capricorn's men climbed the steps and sat at their master's feet, Elinor among them like a pigeon with ruffled feathers in the middle of a mob of marauding crows. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Only Daniel laughs so hard about pigeons that he falls out of his beanbag’s hug. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Leo looked around for something to throw, but there was nothing but pigeons, and he doubted he could catch one. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A street car rumbled forward and the pigeon rose swiftly through the air on wings stretched so taut and sheer that Bigger could see the gold of the sun through their translucent tips. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I saw nothing but a flock of wood pigeons swirling high above some ways beyond where we were. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The pigeons aren't the ones doing the speaking, naturally, and no one would make such a connection. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When Bo stepped outside, the pigeon ruffled up its feathers and blinked, bewildered in the light. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf jumped free of the explosion, dropping the sphere and letting the pigeons fly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He always saw people back home feeding pigeons bread in the park, but pigeons might have stronger stomachs than these country birds. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Another stick of pigeon that Nailer offered around to the group, a pack of hand-rolled cigarettes, a bottle of cheap liquor from Jim Thompson’s still, a thick silver earring, wide bored. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “But the poor pigeon, taken away from his relations. Maybe he’s got children.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackjack and Porkpie were swooping in, kicking our enemies in the helmets and flying away like very large kamikaze pigeons. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She was healthy, and educated in rats and pigeons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Remember that pigeon Moon Girl brought me for a luck gift?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "The Others take your pigeon," the pushcart man said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The library book had said pigeons do this in order to fix in their mind’s compass the place they must return to. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z From the book he learned that pigeons go to sleep as soon as the sun goes down. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But the pigeon owner, a youth of seventeen, stood on the edge of the roof with a long bamboo stick. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Other cars zoomed, and soon the pigeon was meat and feathers, flat. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He kept darting onto the field to chase wounded pigeons, only to be chased away himself by the real wringers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Given passenger pigeons’ Brobdingnagian appetites for mast and maize, one would expect that Indians would also have hunted them and wanted to keep down their numbers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then, while the pigeon pecked eagerly at the seeds in his hand, Bo carefully carried it to the emergency exit. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z At the mention of their pigeon friend, Mini sighed and wiped at her eyes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the den he whispered to the golden bird, “Where is my pigeon?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Mami propped up her pigeon pea and annatto bushes, which had been flattened by the storm, and soon they bloomed again, their leaves as new and fresh as babies. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t think Mutto knows what he’s talking about. It probably wasn’t even a pigeon. It was probably just a crow.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Duchess circled overhead, then dove over the pigeon cote, sending the birds into panic. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The throaty cooing of the pigeons came again, from inside the wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z If asked to, she could have capably wrangled seventeen dollars from the English or caught a pigeon with her bare hands. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The courthouse pigeon flock was winging into sight. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The pigeon banana-peeling off the comic book stack in a clownish flop. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Dumber than a pigeon fresh off the boat and looking to make a fortune on East Stave. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Miss Wren’s this way,” Melina said, nodding in the direction the bird was pulling, and we followed the girl and her pigeon friend down the alley. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z At one point in the late afternoon an unidentified boy dashed onto the shooting field and retrieved a wounded pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t you want to learn how to wring pigeons?” said Beans. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z What do you do when your pigeon does not come home? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z They soared with her out over the countryside, learning to catch rats, mice, and pigeons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “You know nothing of the gods,” sniffed the pigeon. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Angel, the blue-white light became—well, it looked like—a pigeon.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Certainly that lucky pigeon had not fallen under the aim of Howard Eckert. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “What happened was that the impact of European contact altered the ecological dynamics in such a way that the passenger pigeon took off.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Her head rested on his shoulder, the pleasant smell of her hair conquering the pigeon dung. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But if the pigeon could hear her, he didn’t come. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I thought I heard a pigeon coo. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z After a long walk and several Y-shaped tunnel splits, the pigeon led us to a disused section of track where the ties had warped and rotted and pools of stagnant water spanned the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He scooped up his pigeon and crouched behind the sofa. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A couple of pigeons were pecking at bits of squashed fruit on the ground. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the kid scratches his head, picks his nose, wipes the booger onto his jeans, and takes a kick at a pigeon on the sidewalk. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon seemed to be looking at them separately, one with each orange eye. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Inside was a nest of straw and newsprint, and inside the nest was a bird—something, Abdulrahman thought, between a pigeon and a dove. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Some wood- pigeons sang drowsily their Take Two Cows Taffy, and, on the other side of the musical water, there was an enormous knight in Mack armour with his tilting helm in position. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Moon Orchid lifted the ruffles to look inside the pigeon holes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Acorns, beechnuts, and chestnuts; strawberries, huckleberries, and blackberries; wheat, oats, and maize—all went down the pigeons’ iridescently feathered gullets. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z This was officially the second time she was happy to have a pigeon guardian. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Like a person, like those city pigeons he had seen. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In his dreams he looks down to find his hands around the neck of the pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And the people, they did not even seem to notice the pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He threw the stone into the cypress tree and started the white pigeons on another whirling flight. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he could smell the pigeons who sometimes settled outside the window. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z With a gobble the pigeon flew off to the comic book stack. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Outside the wind blew and cut off the light of the sun with its dust, and the pigeons cried mournfully in the tower. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And as he had since the time of the pigeons, the iceman would hand her a lump of ice saying, “Watch it now, Mrs. Jackson. That straw’ll tickle your pretty neck to death.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I haven't gotten them to do any tricks like the pigeon trainers in Afghanistan have done, but I'm working on it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They waded through a lake of pigeons, then maneuvered down a side street of clothing stores and gelato shops. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As I was walking back to my own chariot, 1 noticed how many more pigeons were in the trees now—screeching like crazy, making the whole forest rustle. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z There are six or seven other pigeons on the rooftop, just a few feet over from where I'm crouched. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Actually the pigeon is the favourite dish of all raptors, if they are big enough to take her, but I was thinking of nothing but domestic habits.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside on the balcony, the wind was ruffling the feathers of a pigeon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In the bell tower the pigeons cou-rouing made a mournful sound. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside lies a blue stone as big as a pigeon’s egg. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Another flock of pigeons was flying around in a circle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone in the neighborhood was mowing the lawn, and I could hear pigeons cooing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine lifted up and stepped aside, and there underneath her was the pigeon, alive but dazed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My dad prepares our plates with salad first, piling his rice and pigeon peas on top. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Maa got me up so early, the pigeons had not yet begun their cooing. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z In the night, Isaac the Joiner had a dream in which we all hung with wires through our bodies, and pigeons made their homes upon us, even as we died suspended. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The air in the little square chamber above the bells was hot and stagnant, and smelt overpoweringly of pigeon dung. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And I am perlieved to report that Zola does not think I look like a pigeon. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z And suddenly out of nowhere there was Beans, swiping at Palmer’s head even as Nipper chuckled, sending the pigeon to the ground. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z His pants were definitely not as immaculate as her whiter-than-white apron and there were some pigeon droppings on his sweater. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Steady-state theory was killed by what scientists had mistaken for pigeon droppings. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Who would ever favorite a pigeon when there are arctic terns in the world...and great blue herons...and red-tailed hawks...and peregrine falcons...and golden eagles...and...” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Next moment the country dropped away beneath them, and whirled round as Fledge, like a huge pigeon, circled once or twice before setting off on his long westward flight. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Each day at the shine stand we had the same kind of customers; each day we cooked food and ate on the sidewalk; each day we fed the beggar and the pigeons. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s something about pigeons, thought Palmer, that makes people want to shoot them. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “And the wringers run out to get the pigeons, and if the pigeon isn’t dead the wringer wrings its neck.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He wanted to taste all the food: the pigeon pies, the honey tarts, that suckling pig with the apple in its mouth, and the jugged hare. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “The Dregs get first crack at the pigeons who come looking for a little fun.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At noon, when everything closed up, she sat under a shade tree in the square and fed the pieces of the pastry she’d bought to the pigeons. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Boo did that pigeon thing where he regarded her at an angle. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Lyell told him if he couldn’t publish the whole thing, then just a small part: “pigeons if you please.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon was on his pillow, sounding like someone gargling water. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Garrison Griswold whistled his way down Market Street, silver hair bobbing atop his head like a pigeon wing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He thought of the pigeon flying over the snow-covered land, looking for another window at another bedroom, and he felt bad. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Now stay here and be a good pigeon while we investigate.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The pigeons she raised lined the edges of her roof like store awnings. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Some archaeologists have criticized these conclusions on the grounds that passenger pigeon bones would not be likely to be preserved. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The studies examined household food trash and found that traces of passenger pigeon were rare. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As the chariots lined up, more shiny-eyed pigeons gathered in the woods. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Once they saw for themselves that there was no pigeon or evidence of a pigeon, they might drop their suspicions. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “You can't even send him a message, because we have the pigeon.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise they saw nothing larger than a pigeon all day. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the mantel of a fake fireplace in the den of Palmer’s house stood a statue of a pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z How could one person be both a shooter of pigeons and a loving father? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I look at them carefully, since I've trained myself to tell pigeons apart. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Two pigeons flew down to the sidewalk at our feet. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon noted Frightful’s interest in the pigeons and rats, and on a bright but chilly morning he carried her to the top of his mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "It's a carrier pigeon, so keep your hand away from it, OK?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He could feel the cold, golden gaze of the trophy pigeon two rooms away. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Everyone circled around to watch as Miss Peregrine advanced on the pigeon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Great. Because nothing says Come at me, demon like a pigeon sidekick,” said Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z While the pigeon pecked at nacho pieces, Palmer sat on the bed to think the whole thing through. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Palmer had dumped the toy soldiers onto the bed, poked air holes in the lid and deposited the pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A flight of hopeful pigeons settled on the pavement around our feet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The pigeon leapt off Melina’s shoulder and flapped across the room to the door. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He turned his attention to the fog out the window and aimed a spit attack at an unsuspecting pigeon passing by the fire escape. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The King did not notice it With measured tread Sir Lancelot walked back to his pigeon loft, and the house carls made an avenue for him as he went. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A wood pigeon was calling in the elms. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The food was scattered by two elderly sisters, who argued every day about which pigeon liked which sister the best. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She kept them in the corner of her eye while she watched the pigeons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The pigeon squirmed in her hand, struggling to free itself. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Birds, the pigeons of New York, and cats, and even the high purring of airplanes above the city Tucker had heard. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Miss Peregrine slipped quietly from Bronwyn’s coat and hopped over to the pigeon, who was waddling around at the end of its lead, pecking at the ground. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Cape pigeons often darted and flitted around the boat, but the men couldn’t bring themselves to kill the friendly birds, and ancient superstition forbade them from killing the albatross that still followed majestically above. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Before it could get very far, I crossed my arms again and fired another specium ray, nailing the retreating head like a clay pigeon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The gravel goes into the gizzard and grinds the food as it comes down, since the pigeon has no teeth in its mouth to chew with. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Fulmars, terns, snow petrels, and Cape pigeons filled the sky. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Me and Hank can blend in with the pigeons.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Over the next week Palmer got better acquainted with the pigeon and adjusted his own life to take his new friend into account. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Not quite so big,” admitted Bigwig, “but bigger than a wood pigeon: and a lot fiercer.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Did not jump up in class and shout, “I have a pigeon!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Had the pigeons pecked his last bit of sense away? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The bird tapped, as if replying in pigeon code. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It was a fine winter morning with the fields frosted, no wind, and a light fog which was not enough to confuse the pigeons. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s weird being up here,” I say finally, as the pigeon picks up one foot, and then the other. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I looked through the open window, where, standing on the branch of a ginkgo tree, a male pigeon was examining his misshapen foot. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The pigeon had taken off and was now higher than the afternoon sun. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z They are not my pigeons, but they make me feel like I'm closer to home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She knew the pigeons and their flight patterns especially well. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He fluttered to his former throne, his face as pinched and solemn as a pigeon could look. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene and I hovered around the stove like pigeons waiting for bread crumbs. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Palmer’s mother had no answer to these questions, so Palmer thought about it some more and concluded that all pigeons must be miserable, wounded or not, and that was why they must be shot. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z All of them have purply scales that shimmer like the feathers that circle the necks of the strutting pigeons. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “We don’t know about that stuff. Nobody ever told us that. Nobody in my family shoots pigeons!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z At Gachet’s, Vincent takes his godson around the yard, introducing him to the eight cats, three dogs, hens, rabbits, ducks, and pigeons. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He imagined a pigeon would have a good life at the seashore. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The second pigeon out of the box had been another Nipper look-alike. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “If only I was in my former form,” the pigeon moaned. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A pigeon was strutting back and forth along the ledge outside as if it were keeping guard. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The pigeon flopped onto its back and draped one wing dramatically over its beak. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A telescope sat mounted on a tripod, aimed out the window: Miss Wren’s lookout station, where she watched for trouble, and the comings and goings of her spy pigeons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The pigeons are cooing again, their heads wobbling about. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dots of sun danced on the green walls of the shady grove above low bushes weighted with pigeon peas, the earth screened with twigs, sensitive moriviví plants, and french weed studded with tiny blue flowers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z For some weeks nothing was known of her whereabouts, then the pigeons reported that they had seen her on the other side ofWillingdon. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z At that moment a movement in the valley caught Chup’s attention, and, good provider that he was, he left the aerie to catch a pigeon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Around his neck was a heavy silver chain and a sapphire as large as a pigeon's egg. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They had decided to come hide in our pigeon coop. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Killing the pigeons and putting them out of their misery stubbornly refused to mean the same thing. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z There were pigeons somewhere in the trees above. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I’m drawing a pigeon wedding in my sketchbook. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z That there was simply not enough room in town, not this town, for himself, the guys and a pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “That was for renaming me,” said the pigeon too smugly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The hens perched themselves on the window-sills, the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Palmer’s own stupid, unthinking, upturned face was nothing more than bait luring his pigeon back to a second chance at death. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The chimney pots on the roofs...and on some, the shadowing looming of pigeon cotes...sometimes, faintly heard, the sleepy cooing of pigeons...the twin spires of the Church, remotely brooding over the dark tenements …. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I peeped and saw the chalice raised high, into the couing of the pigeons, into the mystery of the sky. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There seems to be, I almost hate to say this, but there seems to be a blue-white light around the pigeon. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z From the top of the downstream bow, Frightful saw the pigeons of Delhi. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He learned that it was okay to feed his pigeon cereal, but that outside on its own it would probably eat some gravel. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Once there was an article on wood pigeons, and as I read it aloud it seemed to me that once again I was in the deep woods at Manderley, with pigeons fluttering above my head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Like the pigeons he had seen in the city, this one was mostly gray, the color of eraser-smeared blackboard. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Millions of birds were roosting in the trees—fat gray-and-white pigeons, except they didn’t coo like regular pigeons. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She had her best friend at her side, a slightly deranged pigeon, and the Otherworld’s knowledge to guide her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Thus passenger pigeons and Native Americans were ecological competitors. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She tipped and sideslipped around the big tree and dropped the pigeon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He kept looking back toward the others as he pushed his way past three screaming girls who were trying to remove a couple of pigeons from their hair. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The “pigeon house” stood behind a locked gate, and a shallow parterre that had been somewhat neglected. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z He was smiling at the pigeons on his arm. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Just what Palmer needed, to be seen in the company of a pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Then there was a deafening roar.The pigeons swirled into the air, and all the animals, except Napoleon, flung themselves flat on their bellies and hid their faces. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z At last there wasn’t a crumb left, for it is not really polite for a pigeon or a dove to leave anything on the plate. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I said, “It’s dirty. Lots of pigeons and dark courtyards. Everybody’s pale.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He learned that a pigeon isn’t very fussy about what it eats, because its tongue has only thirty-seven taste buds. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The jockeys called it “the house of the wilted pigeons.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no fat little pigeon- breasted bags of gold. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z With two beats of their charcoal wings, the pigeons float to the rooftop to join their friends. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Heaven, Palmer thought with a smile, must be teeming with pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The midwife chased Joan’s husband, her young son, two pigs, and a pigeon out of the cottage, bade Alyce wait for her in the yard, and slammed the cottage door. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of white pigeons flew out of the black cypress tree as Jody passed, and circled the tree and landed again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered his trip to the city two years before, his delight in the pedestrian pigeons strolling, nodding up and down the sidewalks right along with the people. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z There was a cooing from pigeons, right inside the wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “The pigeons like to hide,” said the larger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z By the time Arthur got there, the pigeon was on the ground and being chased around the picnic tables by half a dozen squealing toddlers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z During the day every cobblestone here belonged to the pigeons and the tourists. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “The only thing commoner here than plain-looking middle-aged ladies are flocks of pigeons. And you want to search all of London for one flock in particular?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Dolores was close behind, scattering shopping bags and pigeons as she went. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z On her finger was a golden ring with an emerald the size of a pigeon's egg, on her head a matching tiara. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Once, he shot a bush pigeon down from the cashew tree with a small stone, wrapped it in leaves, and put it into his bag. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “That’s what you think. You didn’t see the way they were looking at me. And don’t say”—he formed the words kill pigeons with his lips—“around him.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A rusty iron door, set into the part of the wall visible to the Row’s occupants, rouses the pigeons whenever it is opened, puts them in a flap, for the hinges creak so, scream. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But at this moment the four pigeons, who had been sent out on the day before, returned, one of them bearing a scrap of paper from Pilkington. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z A car zoomed by, knocking the pigeon down. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z All things in their gun-sights became pigeons: grasshoppers, mailboxes, yellow squash, each other. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z More than anything in the world he’d wanted it to be there, for row upon row of those little bags to turn their fat pigeon chests up to his hands. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine turned toward him and squawked, then looked back at the pigeon and squawked louder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “There’s no knowing where in the city that pigeon’s leading us. If it’s far, it could take us all night to reach Miss Wren on foot.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He really fell for one particular white pigeon. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He looked around but Victor the pigeon man was nowhere to be seen. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later two pigeons came racing in with the news: “Boxer has fallen! He is lying on his side and can’t get up!” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I staggered through the door and into the pigeon coop that had been our home, our sanctuary, for more than a year. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z We came to a T in the road and stopped, the pigeon deliberating between left and right. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The pigeons were all gone now, just like Mr. Immerglick; he died a year before the Nazis came. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been obsessed with candy since birth, practically. And same with Pigeon and—pigeons.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Sofia. I like that name,” said Bo, peeking into the pigeon basket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z If he has to be a pigeon while he’s in school, it’s better he just does what the pigeons do—put his head down and push through the terrible sound. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “First you go small,” said he, pressing him on the top of his head until he was a bit smaller than a pigeon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon that came to the tower is gone, leaving behind only a stray feather and some white slopping. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “You do have a phone, right? Your parents aren’t forcing you to communicate via carrier pigeon, are they? Because that might be why no one’s calling you.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And the sun coming in the little stained-glass section of the breakfast room window made her smooth gray hair look just like a pigeon’s wing. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Through a pigeon’s eye he looked down from the sky upon the field, the thousands of upturned faces, and saw nothing at all to fear. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “You are a stupid pigeon. Don’t you know nobody around here likes you? Why didn’t you pick another place to land?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Before a low and flaring fire, which sputtered in the damp, we ate two small pigeons Bear had managed to snare. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon hit a shelf with a loud smack and slumped to the floor. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “There are enough hiding places here for ten thousand pigeons!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The birds were slashing at any bit of exposed flesh, driving everyone into a panic Now that the birds were closer, it was clear they weren’t normal pigeons. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Pima went away and came back a little while later with a pot of rice and beans and then surprised Nailer again with a stick of grilled pigeon. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps I should sit on the Piazza San Marco more often over the next few days, Victor thought, drink some coffee, feed the pigeons, and wait for them to turn up. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When a hungry pigeon tries to steal a bit of hamburger bun smeared with ketchup, Nate rushes at the poor bird and sends it squawking. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z This was probably the one time a pigeon sidekick was useful. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A whining sound comes from Ma’s purse, and more pigeons flock to the guardhouse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z We ate popcorn, throwing pieces to the pigeons that hopped toward us with eager beaks. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The pigeon, very offended, flew back to the Bird Woman and, to pay out Mary Poppins, stuck the rose in the ribbon of the Bird Woman's hat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z There were differences among the pigeons as well. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z By 1856 Charles was breeding his own pigeons—Squire, the other pigeon fanciers nicknamed him, referring to the country gentleman that he was. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She took the dazed pigeon by its leg again and, seemingly out of spite, flung it hard against the wall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Something about them reminds me of the pigeons that perch on the railing of the fire escape outside our apartment. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a very towering sort of tower and had all manner of nooks and crannies inside it where the pigeons could roost, and they were very satisfied with themselves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Perhaps the pigeon knows the combination but doesn’t know how to tell us,” said Bronwyn, “but it could tell Miss Peregrine, because both of them speak bird language, and then Miss Peregrine could tell us.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z If the wounded pigeons were in misery, he wondered, why put them there in the first place by shooting them? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Passenger pigeons’ diet centered on mast, the collective name for acorns, beechnuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, and the like; they also really liked maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s not exactly intimidating when a pigeon speaks to you from the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Whenever a pigeon gets too close, I swing my foot in its direction and send it flapping away. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z So when Molly left the building that day through what she hadn’t even realized was a theft-detection gate, a loud, insistent beeping brought the head librarian, Susan LeBlanc, swooping over like a homing pigeon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She reached in and pulled out a goat, a crocodile, a pigeon, a snake, an owl, and a peacock. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My mom told me her neighbor back home had pigeons who could do full loops or fly with their bellies up. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For some time all three moved on quietly over the grass, while the shadows grew stronger and the wood pigeons clattered among the distant trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem like an ordinary pigeon’s shadow. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Was that why he was being forced to help them in this life, in the form of a pigeon, no less? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Popular folklore suggested that such an abundance of pigeons always brought with it unhealthy air and sickness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A child wheeled his tricycle down the sidewalk, sending the pigeons into the sunlight like water-splash. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then in came Osbert again with a face like a dead pigeon and said there were more attacks this time in the U.S.A. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his job to put the wounded pigeons out of their misery. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Except for a few gray strands of hair, she was as bald as a baby pigeon, which gave her the appearance of being a very old man with enormous, wide eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z After we’re trained, Greta’s nice about giving us the same shift, and we do everything from selling tickets and making and selling popcorn to sweeping up between shows and shooing away pigeons. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It was another pigeon, this one with two healthy feet and a noticeably shorter attention span. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z For a long time five thousand meant the number of pigeons you could shoot in one day, one by one. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Carefully, and without rushing, he sauntered back to where the two brothers were still standing among a big flock of pigeons. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Tesla, who did at least as much for electricity as Thomas Edison, had a quasi-romantic fascination with pigeons. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Then again, a pigeon talking at all doesn’t conjure a portrait of solemn respectability. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Of the nine pigeons that live on our roof, Billy is the worst. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The pigeon coop became our home, and no Nazi was the wiser. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Beginning at around 8 A.M., participants who have paid a fee will each have the chance to shoot at ten to twenty pigeons as they are released from boxes. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I ran around the area, swatting at them like pigeons. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He hated the boys they’d been, two stupid pigeons waiting to be plucked. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “They go from the big boxes to those little white boxes there. Every little white box has five pigeons. Somebody pulls a string and a door opens and one pigeon flies out.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z On Sundays the Jackboots came with their girlfriends to pinch their noses and take pictures and toss pieces of bread to us pigeons. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The hallway falls even more still, if possible, and from sixteen floors below us a siren whirs past, and you can practically hear the flap of a pigeon’s wings from outside the window. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Garrison Griswold whistled his way down Market Street, silver hair bobbing atop his head like a pigeon wing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Okay, so I admit that the first day of school I was so nervous that the butterflies in my stomach were more like pigeons flying around my insides. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z If he fed this pigeon, it would be like sending it an invitation to return, an invitation to disaster. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The pigeon was wide awake by this time, ready to fly away; but the voices down below continued. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “One night—don’t tell him I told you this—one night he snuck into your room while you were sleeping and stood there with a flashlight at your closet looking at your pigeon.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z This lodestone of longing, this certainty, drew him to lead his companions ever westward through wild and unknown country, as unerringly as a carrier pigeon released from an alien loft. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I cracked open a peanut from the ten-cent bag I had bought to feed the pigeons, and ate it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z But at night when the pigeons slept on the roofs and the people lay in their hotel beds, the square belonged to the horses and the winged lion that stood among the stars. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She appeared to be enjoying herself, so the pigeons said. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z A blackbird called one or two deep, slow notes and was followed by a wood pigeon. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Time to go,” she said, and flung a parting glance of fury at the pigeon. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She was looking for pigeons and rats but actually was not very hungry. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Just a house full of locks to pick, safes to crack, pigeons to dupe. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Occasionally a pigeon flapped into the air and stayed there, feathers intact, not only stayed there but rose higher and higher into the gray cloud, then above it, above the treetops, into the sky. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Colored lights swung from the rafters where pigeons and warblers perched, forcing vendors to put up awnings against bird droppings. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And so Aru maintained eye contact with the pigeon...but took one step back. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There she kept the pigeons of Delhi from spreading disease. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I heard her talking with our next-door neighbor while we were shelling pigeon peas. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The pigeon jerked its head around and peered down at the boy, and finally flew onto his hand. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When passenger pigeons found an area with grain or nuts to eat, they formed a long, linear front that advanced forward, heads peck-peck- pecking at the ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Arya had tried to use her hands, the way she'd seen Koss do, but fish were quicker than pigeons and the water played tricks on her eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ALBUS: Oh I’m not going to be a wizard, I’m going into pigeon racing. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Restless and upset, she flew to the park, caught a pigeon, and carried it to the cupola of the courthouse. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He thought of the guys coming over and not finding him with a pigeon, and he felt good. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It was full of pigeons, students, drunks, dogs, squirrels, children, trees, and secretaries. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Cormorants, skuas, and Cape pigeons wheeled in and out of the mist. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Victor whispered while pigeons tripped all over his head. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When Palmer returned to his room after dinner, he did not see the pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But then, come to think of it, he himself could have written many pages about his own pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The emptiness of the pigeon coop weighed heavy on me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He and Susan raised these pigeons for their hawks and falcons to chase and perfect their skills. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Though he tried to put the idea out of his mind, the pigeons kept returning, night after night, to whisper it in his ear. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The pigeon inside began to shout and hop. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The pigeon hurled itself off the ledge, afraid of him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z For example, we may say: Generally speaking, pigeons mate for life. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I climb onto the railing of the fire escape, spread my arms out, and launch myself off like a pigeon going home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A pigeon can always find its way home. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z News spread between our window bars, across our clotheslines, and over the pigeon droppings that plastered the parapets of our rooftops. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Our hunt began in a square close to the cathedral, where old men on benches were feeding pigeons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Finally I pulled them out onto the roof and showed them the pigeon coop. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Out fly a pair of pigeons—boom—knocked from the air with one shot. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Great. This is just like shooting clay pigeons, but they make a different sound when you hit one.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I went into the pigeon coop, fighting back all the memories of my mother and father. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “How would you, as a Merlin, kill a pigeon bigger than yourself?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Victor, the pigeon most; He cast a quick glance at the girl and checked that she was absorbed in her book. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He could write about the pigeon tapping on the window every afternoon until he let it in. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “And the Ice Court is like any other mark, one big white pigeon ready for the plucking.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Palmer learned that in the wild pigeons used to live in the nooks and crannies of high rocky cliffs. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She stabbed at a pigeon with her knife. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We are evolving into the situation of a Skinner pigeon in a Skinner box, peering about in all directions, trying to make connections, probing. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But if she thought it strange that two people and a pigeon had materialized out of nowhere, she didn’t say anything. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I shoo the remaining pigeons away and walk up to the guardhouse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The pigeons I secretly feed on our roof. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He prints messages on bits of paper, slips them through metal rings on the pigeons’ legs, then kisses each bird on the head for good luck and lets it loose with a whoop. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat down on a bench in the shade, holding hands, surrounded by pigeons that were pecking at the corn. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Axel’s very own mother, a pigeon lover—or even liker...Absurd! A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The bird was about the size of a pigeon and was grayish brown with a long pointy tail hanging underneath it. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I nod and glance at the harmless pigeons strutting along the sidewalk. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z She tied the pigeon to her belt and started down the street. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With a pang I remembered going there on Thursdays with my father, eating a treat and watching the pigeons in the park while my father read his newspaper. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He was used to pigeons, birds that matched the color of concrete. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She flipped to her back and snagged the pigeon before it hit the ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The ground was broken by rifts and pits of naked black peat, where water lay and sharp white stones, some as big as a pigeon’s, some as a rabbit’s skull, glimmered in the moonlight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Books bombarded his shoulders, his arms, his upturned face A book alighted, almost obediently, like a white pigeon, in his hands, wings fluttering. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z From the library at school he borrowed a book about pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He pointed to the church where the priest desecrated the altar by pouring the blood of dead pigeons into the holy chalice. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon tucked its head under its wing and began to tremble. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Yeah, so did the dodo bird, the passenger pigeon, Vanilla Ice... Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of pigeons startled and took off, swooping over their heads in a wide circle before landing back in the same spot again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He told her how he hated the golden bird, the trophy his father had won one year for shooting the most pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Instead, sleep sneaked up on him, and the next thing he knew he was dreaming of a tapping, a cruel dream of a pigeon tapping on the window. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Would the chicken come home automatically at nightfall, like a homing pigeon or one of those movie dogs that walked a thousand miles by secret radar? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z There aren’t pigeons cluttering the sidewalk as I go to school. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Hopping from oak to maple to hickory to tulip tree, the pigeon still in her talons, she made her way to the top of the ancient hemlock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Nearby was one with a pigeon coop on it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had heard that pigeons were dirty, filthy, nothing more than rats with wings. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Then Palmer quickly opened the window and shooed his pigeon into the sky. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z While I saw birds aplenty, heard them too—wood pigeons, cuckoos, thrushes—I wondered if England had no human souls. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Pigeons all clustered up on a ledge clucking away like only pigeons can, but the noise continued even after I opened my eyes in the darkness of night. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Holding both pigeon and flashlight was tricky, but Palmer managed to tiptoe downstairs without waking up the house. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z My mother wouldn't be too happy if she knew I came up here almost every day to try to train pigeons. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The pigeon’s eye is like a polished shirt button. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z To take Bo’s mind off things, Victor took him to St. Mark’s Square to feed the pigeons. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z This hobby, Mahmoud insisted, was taking them away from their schoolwork, and if they forsook their education for pigeons, he would be stuck with not only the birds but two illiterate sons. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z How can peoples go around thinking angels are pigeons, or pigeons are angels? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Every so often, from up ahead, we’d hear a flap of wings or a pigeon’s warble, and we’d pick up our pace a little. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We looked up to see three frightened pigeons shoot out of some hiding place in the rafters. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And the one on the pigeons, trained to peck a button that made a grain of corn appear. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z So Sir Lancelot was led away to the pigeon house, to be King Pelles’ fool—and there he was locked in, and fed by throwing, and lodged on dean straw. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There will be no house finches, there will be no goldfinches, no Cape May warblers, not even a pigeon. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Zola? Do you think I look like a pigeon?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The pigeon lifted its wing and glared at her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z One of the most striking losses was the Carolina parakeet, a lovely, innocuous bird whose numbers in the wild were possibly exceeded only by the unbelievably numerous passenger pigeon. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Charles was looking at selection in pigeons now. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked him, and he said, ‘They’re the rare worst of bad luck. You take a flight of white pigeons and they’ll bring sadness and death. Get gray ones.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “When do you go to the ‘pigeon house?’—with all due acknowledgment to Ellen.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z In his dream the pigeons came to town, not five thousand but millions. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z All the same, El-ahrairah could usually find a way in if he wanted to; but it was dangerous, because the man had a gun and often shot jays and pigeons and hung them up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dessie remembered how her father had said, sitting at the head of the table, “I told Rabbit I was going to raise some pigeons and—do you know?—he said, ‘No white pigeons.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Palmer could not yet read, so he pretended that the words said: In honor of all pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A pigeon was pecking him on the rump, pecking him and giggling. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He looks up from the book, at the sky, at the darkness gathering, the clouds a deep, beautiful gold, and is momentarily stopped by a flock of pigeons flying dangerously close. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Only Horace was unhappy, and kept muttering to himself that he wished he’d never caught that pigeon in the square. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But Sohrab had wandered to the window, where a half-dozen pigeons strutted back and forth on the sill, pecking at wood and scraps of old bread. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Passenger pigeons were but one example of a larger phenomenon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The pigeon,” she says, flopping down on the couch near him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z George Davis is a stool pigeon, an informer and a traitor to the German government. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z If you had a gripe, you settled it outside, where you didn’t risk interrupting the hallowed practice of separating pigeons from their money. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Victor threw his arms in the air so that all the pigeons scattered. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The sun was down beyond the Methodist church now, and the pigeons were flying back and forth around the steeple, and when the band stopped I could hear them cooing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he swung on a swing, he thanked a pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Just a little more beseeching, a few amens, and we’d head home for cold pigeon pie and sour pickles. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Passenger pigeons traveled in massive assemblies, billions strong, that rained enough excrement to force people indoors. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The woman in front of him is wearing a hat with an entire taxidermied pigeon on it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Some looked like pigeons and others were big and black, strutting around like tough dudes, pecking at the dead bodies of other birds, which was the nastiest thing ever. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Palmer finding his pigeon roosting in the closet every night after dinner. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It was not until she caught a whiff of bubbling brown coming through a pot-shop door that she realized her pigeon was gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They strutted boldly, those pigeons, going about their business, pecking here, pecking there. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But the force that had molded the selection of cows, dogs, and pigeons was the human hand. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But more and more pigeons descend from the angry sky, and soon we’re surrounded by a sea of cooing birds. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z You might be surprised to know how many pigeons roosting in the eaves of Atlanta’s Public Library have ended up roasting over fires in Grant Park. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And in her practical way she scraped together a small square of dust, and with a twig from a pigeon’s nest began drawing a map on the floor. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The wall is made of rough stone; pigeons nest inside its crevices. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He always marched about with his chest stuck out like a pouter pigeon, and he called out “On the word One—” on every possible occasion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “If the pigeon knows the way,” said Millard, “perhaps it knows the combination, too.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z All around them are the less awful children of faerie nobles, eating their bread and honey, their cakes and roasted pigeons, their elderflower jam with biscuits and cheese and the fat globes of grapes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They held hands as they navigated the winding streets, dodging cars and crazy Vespa drivers, squeezing through mobs of tourists, and wading through oceans of pigeons. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He said that only people who paid money were allowed to shoot the pigeons, and that the money was used to make the park better. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I looked at the piece of bread I was holding and tossed it to the pigeons. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Except for the wounded pigeon that was wrung in front of him when he was four, this was Palmer’s first close look at the birds. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z As Palmer saw it, the pigeon was a most agreeable bird. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I told her it was just a pigeon, but she denied it, holding up the smudgy Xerox as proof. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was a gray pigeon, who had been asleep there and who had awakened at the sound of cats and begun to listen. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z A flock of pigeons flies over us as he takes both of my hands in his. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The pigeons do okay, at least from the outside. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The girl murmured encouragements: “Come on, Winnie. There’s a good pigeon. Show us the way.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I walked at the front of the group, feeling for hollows, but it was really the pigeon who led us, tugging on its leash like a bloodhound after a scent. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, Saints, you are something. The mark, the pigeon, the cozy, the fool you’re looking to fleece.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Boo was just being Boo. He’s a pigeon.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The pigeon paused, then said, “Though such an illustrious name should not be uttered by a child, you may call me Subala.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z All were not far from the site of the huge pigeon roost that Audubon visited. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The square where we’d chased pigeons was a smoking hole in the cobblestones. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A moment later, the pigeon appeared, flying down through the hole to land on her shoulder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Even if it was, so what? It was probably flying south or something. What pigeon would ever want to stop off in this town?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The pigeon did not have to be coaxed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Little kids on pastel bikes pedaled furiously, churning the heat to butter, gasping stories of wooden crates piled higher than skyscrapers, of crates broken into, pigeons flushed and killed, security guards posted. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly Uncle George did a pigeon wing, and bowing low before Grandma he began to jig. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Edison also stole ideas from Nikola Tesla, the aforementioned pigeon lover. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z There were pigeons out in the square, and the houses were a yellow, sun-baked color, and I did not want to leave the café. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The pigeons were cooing and the man was giggling—or was the man cooing and the pigeons giggling? Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Chett had a wen on his neck the size of a pigeon's egg, and a face red with boils and pimples. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Of her, he wrote, “I loved that pigeon. I loved her as a man loves a woman.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Then, finally, the fluttering coo of a pigeon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He lobbed it at Passalos, who was trying to juggle two pigeons and the Archimedes sphere. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As big as a pigeons egg, he wrote, and as blue as the sea, but with a flare of red at its core. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z What if they had wandered away and were now lost in the city, with its busy, dangerous streets and large, succulent population of pigeons? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Within minutes, the ground was littered with dead bronze-beaked pigeons, and the survivors were a distant trail of smoke on the horizon. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The pigeons take advantage of Ma’s distracted state and gather at her feet once more. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He thought about somebody else feeding the pigeon, and he felt jealous. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Axel’s never considered himself a pigeon, even if they do backflips and other interesting things. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There was something strange about his shadow, though....It didn’t look like the kind of shadow cast by a pigeon. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “So you see,” he said, “you can thank a pigeon for the swings at the playground.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z All we had to do was keep our heads down for a while, and then we could follow the pigeon to Miss Wren. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “No,” he said, “I don’t hate pigeons. Never did.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A pompous pigeon, his arrogant chest stuck out like a banker’s, sat on top of the flagpole. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The pigeon guided us on down the track. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z "Here's the best place to find pigeon," Arya told him^as she brushed herself off and picked up her fallen stick sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Overhead, terns and Cape pigeons wheeled, and a giant snow petrel flew on snow-white wings; the birds were a sure sign that open water was near. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Back home, it occurred to Palmer that since he now could read quite well, he should have another look at the inscription on the golden pigeon statue in the den. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A pigeon corpse on his doorstep was Ralph’s true self come to rot at his feet. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I might sneak onto rooftops to feed pigeons, but I'm not the kind of kid who breaks big rules. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He raised the shade; the pigeon’s head rose with it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “But who cares? The pigeon is on its way and you'd better go home now.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, yes, it might seem that way, but this angel—” “Zola, angels are not pigeons!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Crates were emptied, five pigeons at a time, into two white wooden boxes, each about the size of Dorothy’s bicycle basket. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I said to the girl, “You mentioned that wights have been here, chasing pigeons.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Why anyone would pay for a pigeon only to shoot it was just one of many questions about Pigeon Day that bewildered Palmer. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Maybe a pigeon would let Byrd go on and on outside while it bobs its head from side to side? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They are as big a nuisance as the pigeons, to my notion. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the trees the wood pigeons called drowsily and from time to time a late cuckoo stammered. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She lifted the pigeon from her shoulder and placed it gently at her feet, then pinned its leash under her shoe so it couldn’t fly away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Maybe they thought the harpies were pigeons and the weapons were lacrosse sticks or something. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Incredibly, hunters in the countryside captured tens of thousands of pigeons in nets and sent the living birds to urban hunting clubs for target practice. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She's been looking at me suspiciously ever since the day she found me on the roof with the pigeons. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Silver pigeons lighted briefly on the heads of the lions or the rims of fountains, and strutted along the walks. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He explained that there was more to it than putting the pigeons out of their misery. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He thought about how the pigeon nipped his ear each morning. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He watched in delight as a second pigeon landed on his arm. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It was then, as he opened the screen to let Nipper in, that he knew his pigeon must go. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He took two fistfuls of his own hair, squatted on the floor and screamed up at the pigeon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The empty corpse of a pigeon lay at my feet. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Of course as soon as they reached the movie theater, he was wide-awake again, so they let him capture the Conte's messenger pigeon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When he’s done, I bring him a big portion of the pigeon stew. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He never would have guessed that there were eighty-nine pages’ worth of things to say about pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He closed the mews door and walked to the pigeon cote to refresh the pigeons’ water. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One night he dreamed about a pigeon crossing a road in a faraway place. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z For weeks an unusually large supply of wild pigeons had been for sale at the market. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Or a messenger pigeon with a note from afar. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z After a minute the pigeon stiffened and flew toward the tracks, then reached the end of its leash and bounced back into Melina’s hand like a yo-yo. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Nok must have known he was looking at her, but she kept her head tucked under her arm, like a pigeon using its wing to shelter from the rain. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Melina said, and lifting her shoe from the leash, she reached down for the pigeon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She was on it in the blink of an eye, grabbing a wing as the pigeon flapped and fluttered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We would exchange remedies and try to outdo each other in the recital of our physical miseries; gently we would complain, our voices soft and minor key and mournful as pigeons in the eaves troughs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The pigeon screeched like it was being torn apart. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Her mother had often reminded her that pigeons were “rats with wings.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But Jane and Michael knew that they were not sparrows, but doves and pigeons. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z And just then, right that moment, there is a gray flutter and on the ledge of the tower balcony lands a pigeon. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The sheriff was staring at a picture of three cherubim—just heads, curly-haired, limpid-eyed, with wings about the size of pigeons’ wings growing out of where their necks would be. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The cooing of pigeons brought memory into the procession. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I must have looked silly hurtling across the roofs, and like a black-face comedian shrinking from a ghost when the white pigeons shot up around me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Or sent an email or a text or messaged via a pigeon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And the bluebells beside us unnoticed, and the pigeons overhead unheard. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath and stepped closer to the pigeon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To grab their share, the pigeons at the rear constantly fluttered over the heads of their compatriots and landed at the leading edge of the front. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Jeez, she could have sent a pigeon with a message banded to its leg and it would have gotten to me by now. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hunger reminded her of the courthouse cupola and the pigeons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We stopped, straining to hear the telltale coo of pigeons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z So proud was he of his dead pigeon that he took it home, wrapped it in newspaper and hid it under his bed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Passenger pigeons were greedy eaters with terrible manners; if they found some food they liked just after finishing a meal, they would vomit what they had previously eaten and dig in. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They smell like dead pigeons and you’re making a laughingstock of the whole family. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Victor the snoop likes to dress up. Perhaps it really was him. And—" “The pigeon man was called Victor," Bo interrupted him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z So he foraged in the cupboard and wrote The Fairies of the Mountain on the back of his father’s notes about barnacles and observations about pigeons and chickens. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dogs sniffed them, cats crept past them stalking the fat pigeons; women, laden with heavy shopping bags, shuffled across the wet pavement; But still Scipio didn't appear. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z At first it was mayhem: we bounded in, grabbing wildly as the pigeons took off. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Thousands of white pigeons suddenly rose from cages on the field, swirling through the stadium in a white whirlwind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A dozen pigeons roosting on the cathedral spire cataract down its length and wheel out over the sea. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We turned to see not a pigeon but a girl in a black dress, half hidden in the shadows. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We say, No, sir, pigeons don’t eat apples. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The pigeon was growing restless in its prison. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t read anything about what kind of consequences might follow from staring at a pigeon. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Victor shrugged, and the pigeons fluttered into the air only to settle down again immediately. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z As if being a pigeon explained a lot of nasty behavior. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ma shoos the pigeons out of the guardhouse and steps inside. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The blackbirds whistled it in the hedges, the pigeons cooed it in the elms, it got into the din of the smithies and the tune of the church bells. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I watched the pigeons devour my bread, trying to think why my stomach felt so bad. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “But pigeons are mostly what we have in Brooklyn.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Nor did they want deer, moose, or passenger pigeons eating the maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z |
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