May 17, 2024
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Heather Hamilton What better way to celebrate pigeons than giving and getting treasures in Palomacy’s Summer 2024 Celebrate Pigeons! Online Auction? In honor of Pigeon Appreciation Day, Palomacy is raising funds for our feathered friends. Pigeon lovers … Continue reading
December 20, 2023
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Street to Sweet: Esther’s Rescue and the Power of Compassion
Guest Post by Dion Campbell Spotted huddling alone in a dreary doorway in bustling downtown San Francisco, a tiny, speckled pigeon faced an uncertain fate. Most of her delicate pink toes were being painfully strangled by tightly wound human hair, … Continue reading
October 14, 2023
by Shae
Comments Off on Art for the Birds: Ajax Made Me Do It!
Guest Post by Shae Irving If you asked a year ago whether I’d have a website for my artwork today, I would have said no. I would have said someday I might — when I have a meaningful subject, a body … Continue reading
September 7, 2023
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Adrienne Ruork Whoever decided that doves were an emblem of peace and love was the biggest con artist of all time. Unless doves have since evolved with humanity’s embrace of satirical humor, we’ve been victims of this … Continue reading
June 3, 2023
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Jana Paradiso Our experience as a first-time pigeon foster family My daughter Shree got into pigeons in the Fall of 2022. She just developed an affinity for them, and that’s how we started to appreciate the gentle, … Continue reading
April 6, 2023
by Elizabeth
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Guest Post by Nicole Smith These two racing homer kids are (adoptable!) Palomacy pigeons Alba and Tramonto. I have been wanting to share their story for a while now, but I felt too angry about the way they were cruely … Continue reading
March 14, 2023
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Listen to Your Birds (Avian Underemployment)
Guest Post by Nicole Smith Big king man Mochi self-rescued in my in-laws’ backyard. They found him hanging out with the songbirds, eating corn off the ground. Chris and I took him in, and he soon became a permanent family … Continue reading
March 2, 2023
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Palomacy: Independent, Nonprofit Public Charity!
Today, March 2nd, 2023, Palomacy Pigeon and Dove Adoptions is, after being fiscally sponsored for 15 years (three by Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue & twelve with Community Initiatives), now the independent nonprofit public charity that we have always aspired to … Continue reading
March 2, 2023
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on What Is All This Palomacy, Anyway?
Since you’re reading this, you probably know a little about Palomacy. Or maybe you know a lot. Or think you know a lot? To me, Palomacy is a big, gorgeous, many faceted gem which can be hard to conceptualize all … Continue reading
February 19, 2023
by Elizabeth
Comments Off on Palomacy Is Preparing for Launch!
On March 2nd, Palomacy Pigeon and Dove Adoptions will, after being fiscally sponsored for 15 years (three by Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue & twelve with Community Initiatives), become the independent nonprofit public charity that we have always aspired to be! … Continue reading