{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Swiss Ornithological Institute","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.vogelwarte.ch\/en\/","title":"Vogelarten: Feral Pigeon","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T9wUfLYip3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogelwarte.ch\/en\/birds-of-switzerland\/feral-pigeon\/\">Feral Pigeon<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vogelwarte.ch\/en\/birds-of-switzerland\/feral-pigeon\/embed\/#?secret=T9wUfLYip3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Feral Pigeon&#8221; &#8212; Swiss Ornithological Institute\" data-secret=\"T9wUfLYip3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.vogelwarte.ch\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.vogelwarte.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2971_1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1600,"thumbnail_height":1200,"description":"Hardly any other bird shares a relationship with humans as close as that of the pigeon. The rock dove was domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean thousands of years ago, originally for its meat and for the use of its droppings to fertilize the earth. Very early on, ornamental and carrier pigeons were also bred, and from escaped birds arose the modern feral pigeon. Through studies of rock doves and feral pigeons, numerous scientific foundations were established, particularly in the areas of orientation, genetics, and flight mechanics."}