Worldcon 9: Darwin’s Pigeons

by Brenda W. Clough

Now here’s something you would only see at a British Worldcon. At the junction of pigeon fancy, historical research and Darwin fanboy is the exhibit about Darwin’s pigeons. These are real birds, hauled in and displayed in their little travel cages for us. These people have acquired all the breeds that Darwin raised in his pigeon cote and studied, for his book. Luckily Darwin had a manager who kept records about the eggs, breeding, etc. while Darwin himself thought big thoug...