Wimbledon, that top-drawer tennis championship played on grass way over on the other side of the pond, is currently underway. What's more, it's coming under fire for "using marksmen to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons" interfering with the matches on Centre Court. Mean! Typically, Wimbledon uses scary hawks to halt (arguably) adorable pigeons from game interference. The bully birds, however, haven't done the trick this year. Wimbledon spokesman Johnny Perkins tells ESPN, "the hawks are......

Today, June, Friday the 13, is National Pigeon Day. Yay! While some of you detest one of "nature's most successful creatures," today we stand up for the adorable little winged creatures. After all, they've done everything from helping "soldiers behind enemy lines" to providing fecal-based comic relief. How to celebrate? Well, New York Times suggests reading The Pigeon, a 667-page encyclopedia devoted to the creature, or by feeding one. And we totally agree! But......

Photo by anitakhart/Flickr Adorable winged plebians saddled with an unfair reputation, or scourge of the city in need of immediate cleansing? Discuss.......