There is a place called the Diamond Coast where humanity clings to a thread, and pigeons are angels and lifelines. Let's go.











Resources: 
Flight of the Diamond Smugglers by Matthew Gavin Frank

Just the Zoo of Us - Pigeons / Varmints - Pigeons / Strange Animals Podcast - Pigeons

Adam Ruins Everything (Diamonds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5kWu1ifBGU 

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/a-tale-of-three-superdoves-the-dodo-the-rock-pigeon-and-the-passenger-pigeon/

https://www.pigeoncontrolresourcecentre.org/html/about-pigeons.html

https://weightofthing.com/items-that-weigh-about-40-pounds/

https://www.thespruce.com/pictures-of-pigeons-and-doves-4121967

Melissa McCue-McGrath is a dog trainer. She is the author of Considerations for the City Dog, the co-Training Director of the New England Dog Training Club (the oldest AKC obedience club in the United States). More at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com

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