20 Pigeon Memes to Nest With

Ally Perry • Writer and Editor

Apr 5, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Out of all the thousands of species that fall under the category of being a bird, pigeons are some of the most unfairly maligned. They get called rats with wings, but it was humans who domesticated them and then let them run feral when they no longer served a purpose. Sure, they may spend a lot of time digging through trash, crowding you when you're eating outside, and building truly terrible nests, but somewhere deep inside the heart of every pigeon is the ability to be a worthwhile companion (or at least parts of TikTok seem to think so). They also make for the subject of some very entertaining memes, as many different species of animals do. Pretty much anybody has encountered a pigeon at some point, and it makes it particularly easy to use them for the purposes of internet humor, as can be seen in the examples below.