All along the waterfront and throughout blue collar Brooklyn, pigeon keeping has been an active pastime for centuries, passed down from one group of residents to the next.
Apple Dun, Carneau, Fantail. These are just a few of the many varieties of pigeon that New Yorkers who use the term "rat with wings," are most likely not familiar with. Most city pigeons are hopeless scavengers, prone to disease and seemingly everywhere. Meanwhile, on the rooftops of every borough, urban flocks of richly colored birds twist and dive through the light air, inspiring awe in all who bother to look up. Is it possible these are the same species of feathered friends? As the men who raise and care for these birds prove through the example of their own lives, anything is possible. Up On The Roof follows several of these devoted pigeon-lovers through the rigors and rewards of this quintessential New York tradition.
