Yep, to me they do. I enjoy and/or am fascinated by pretty much any critter God created, even the ones many people find icky, like snakes, bugs, and such.
Some years ago there was a donut shop I stopped by on the way to work every day. A flock of pigeons hung out in the parking lot because people would toss them food. One day I saw a pigeon with a deformed foot. I think it was a hen. Anyway, she couldn't get to the food easily because of her foot, and she looked thin and bedraggled to me.
I began buying wild bird seed and putting some out every day, making sure she got plenty. This went on for months, until finally the donut shop sold out to some other company, and the property was rennovated. I wanted to try to catch her to ensure that she would be OK, but never could. Strangely, when I think about her, I still miss that pigeon.
When I was young my dad caught a black pigeon in the street a racer that was exhausted we did not report it because normally if you do the owners ring their necks when they are returned. So we kept it.
I will email you a couple of my pigeons pics.
We were on vacation up in Canada and there was a seagull who was small and obviously having trouble. We made sure she(?) got fed every day, and when we had to leave we left a note for the newcomers asking them to feed her. Hope they did!