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* DoesFourTemperamentEnsemble: Of the four main pigeons, Rock is Melancholic, Tumbler is Sanguine, Frillback is Choleric, and Homey is Phlegmatic.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Megabat is always self-centred anddesperate for attention, he's willing to sabotage and steal stuff from others just to get it.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: Megabat is always self-centred anddesperate and desperate for attention, he's willing to sabotage and steal stuff from others just to get it.


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* TheMentor: Grandpouter.
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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Tumbler has shades of this in the later books.

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* BadassNormal: Grandpouter has now pigeon power, but he is the organiser and leader of the Real Pigeons Squad. And according to Squab, Grandpouter is 'very wise'.

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* BadassNormal: Grandpouter has now no pigeon power, but he is the organiser and leader of the Real Pigeons Squad. And according to Squab, Grandpouter is 'very wise'.wise'.
* BrilliantButLazy: Homey is an excellent navigator, but tends to be more of a layabout than the other pigeons.

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* BadassNormal: Grandpouter has now pigeon power, but he is the organiser and leader of the Real Pigeons Squad. And according to Squab, Grandpouter is ‘weary wise’.

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* BadassNormal: Grandpouter has now pigeon power, but he is the organiser and leader of the Real Pigeons Squad. And according to Squab, Grandpouter is ‘weary ‘very wise’.


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Jungle Crow, Thumbler, Frillback, Rock and Homey]]



* AnimalsNotToScale: Megabat, despite what his name would suggest (and the fact that his species’ wings can stretch up to 2 meters), is actually around the size of a pigeon.



* CunningLikeAFox: Red Fox knows the easy way of reaching high even into the mountains (by sneaking on the Real Pigeons’ nest plane)



* GivenNameReveal: While the Real Pigeons are usually referred to by the species name, some have actual full names: [[spoiler: Homested Butterworth (Homey), Tumbleweed (Tumbler) and Venombeak (Grandpouter)]].

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* GivenNameReveal: While the Real Pigeons are usually referred to by the species name, some have actual full names: [[spoiler: Homested Homestead Butterworth (Homey), Tumbleweed (Tumbler) and Venombeak (Grandpouter)]].


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* ALizardNamedLiz: See above.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: Homey’s]] family.


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* WickedWeasel: Ermine is an antagonist whose out to eat Kakapo.
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* {{Contortionist}}: Tumbler’s power.



* GivenNameReveal: While the Real Pigeons are usually referred to by the species name, some have actual full names: [[spoiler: Homested Butterworth (Homey), Tumbleweed (Tumbler) and Venombeak (Grandpouter)]].



* PeskyPigeon: The pigeons are this for criminals they run into.

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* BadassNormal: Grandpouter has now pigeon power, but he is the organiser and leader of the Real Pigeons Squad. And according to Squab, Grandpouter is ‘weary wise’.



* CainAndAbel: [[spolier: Grandpouter and Silvercrop]].

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* CainAndAbel: [[spolier: [[spoiler: Grandpouter and Silvercrop]].



* DistaffCounterpart: The True Frogs to the Real Pigeons.



* PeskPigeon: The pigeons are this for criminals the run into.

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* PeskPigeon: MasterOfDisguise: Rock’s trademark power.
* PeskyPigeon:
The pigeons are this for criminals the they run into.into.
* SuperStrength: Frillback’s power.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood:
** All pigeons love bread, but especially Homey.
** For Frillback, it’s sausages.
** For Jungle Crow, it’s bread with chilli (pigeons can’t tolerate chilli; only crows)

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* AnimalTalk: It’s established that the animal characters can understand each other (even if they’re different species) and humans, but humans can’t understand them.



* ADogNamedDog: The majority of characters are either this, or ALizardNamedLiz (Rock, Frillback, Jungle Crow, Homey, Ermine etc.). The few animal characters who don’t got into this trope include: Dabbler (duck), Tabasco (cat), Silvercrop and Venombeak (pouter pigeons; the latter was [[spoiler: Grandpouter’s former name]]), Roller (parlour pigeon) etc.

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* CainAndAbel: [[spolier: Grandpouter and Silvercrop]].
* ADogNamedDog: The majority of characters are either fit into this, or ALizardNamedLiz (Rock, Frillback, Jungle Crow, Homey, Ermine etc.). The few animal characters who don’t got into this trope include: Dabbler (duck), Tabasco (cat), Silvercrop and Venombeak (pouter pigeons; the latter was [[spoiler: Grandpouter’s former name]]), Roller (parlour pigeon) etc.etc.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Megabat is always self-centred anddesperate for attention, he’s willing to sabotage and steal stuff from others just to get it.
* PeskPigeon: The pigeons are this for criminals the run into.
* YouDirtyRat: Subverted: Rattus leads a pack of underground rats and tries to win the humans’ love. However, humans are always afraid of rats and run away the moment they see them.
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!! ''Real Pigeons'' provide examples of:

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!! ''Real Pigeons'' provide examples of:of:
* AffablyEvil: Jungle Crow and Megabat are arrogant and troublesome, but they can be very polite and friendly at times.
* CatsAreMean: The majority of cats (with the exception of Tabasco) are enemies to the pigeons and often portrayed as bullies. This is justified as cats are natural predators of birds such as pigeons.
* ADogNamedDog: The majority of characters are either this, or ALizardNamedLiz (Rock, Frillback, Jungle Crow, Homey, Ermine etc.). The few animal characters who don’t got into this trope include: Dabbler (duck), Tabasco (cat), Silvercrop and Venombeak (pouter pigeons; the latter was [[spoiler: Grandpouter’s former name]]), Roller (parlour pigeon) etc.

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''Real Pigeons'' is an Australian children’s book series written by Andrew McDonald and illustrated by Ben Wood.

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''Real Pigeons'' is an Australian children’s book series written by Andrew McDonald [=McDonald=] and illustrated by Ben Wood.



# Real Pigeons Fight Crime
# Real Pigeons Eat Danger
# Real Pigeons Nest Hard
# Real Pigeons Splash Back
# Real Pigeons Peck Punches
# Real Pigeons Get Bready
# Real Pigeons Flex Feathers
# Real Pigeons Spy High
# Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
# Real Pigeons Stay Coo
# Real Pigeons Flap Out

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# Real Pigeons Fight Crime
Crime (2018)
# Real Pigeons Eat Danger
Danger (2018)
# Real Pigeons Nest Hard
Hard (2019)
# Real Pigeons Splash Back
Back (2019
# Real Pigeons Peck Punches
Punches (2019)
# Real Pigeons Get Bready
Bready (2020)
# Real Pigeons Flex Feathers
Feathers (2020)
# Real Pigeons Spy High
High (2021)
# Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
Trouble (2021)
# Real Pigeons Stay Coo
Coo (2022)
# Real Pigeons Flap OutOut (2022)

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1. Real Pigeons Fight Crime
2. Real Pigeons Eat Danger
3. Real Pigeons Nest Hard
4. Real Pigeons Splash Back
5. Real Pigeons Peck Punches

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1. # Real Pigeons Fight Crime
2. # Real Pigeons Eat Danger
3. # Real Pigeons Nest Hard
4. # Real Pigeons Splash Back
5. # Real Pigeons Peck PunchesPunches
# Real Pigeons Get Bready
# Real Pigeons Flex Feathers
# Real Pigeons Spy High
# Real Pigeons Duck Trouble
# Real Pigeons Stay Coo
# Real Pigeons Flap Out
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''Real Pigeons'' is an Australian children’s book series written by Andrew McDonald and illustrated by Ben Wood.

It follows a group of crime-fighting city pigeons: Rock, Grandpouter, Homey, Frillback and Tumbler — all member of the Real Pigeons World Wild network. Each book is divided into three parts that all build up to the main story, and each story has different antagonists.

The books currently released include:

1. Real Pigeons Fight Crime
2. Real Pigeons Eat Danger
3. Real Pigeons Nest Hard
4. Real Pigeons Splash Back
5. Real Pigeons Peck Punches

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