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You might be frustrated with hunting autofocus of 60mm macro while framing moving subjects though. It's good with stamps or coins, not sure about pigeons.

The Fuji 90 mm f/2 has approximately 12.5 cm x 8.4 cm field of view (1:5 magnification) at the close focusing distance of 0.6 m. I'm not quite sure if that's enough for "head and shoulder" portraits of birds, but it might work. The 80 mm f/2.8 macro will do 2.51 cm × 1.67 cm (1:1 magnification), which is definitely enough, while the 60 mm f/2.4 macro can reach 5 cm x 3,3 cm (1:2 magnification). (The Zeiss 50 mm f/2.8 macro can also reach 2.51 cm x 1.67 cm, by the way.) Your 18-55 has a maximum magnification of 1:6.6, so if that was enough for you, the 90/2 should work. Right now, I don't think there is a native Fujinon lens with an aperture of f/2 or brighter that can focus closer than the 90/2 can. (Except for the 16/1.4 which will distort your birds badly). I think any of the three (60, 80 or 90) could suit your needs, or you could really just add a flash or continuous light with softbox and stay with the 18-55. If manual focus is an option, there are lots of third party lenses you could adapt or even get in FX mount.

Can you rent a Fujifilm 90mm F2 lens from your local camera store? It is bright, has good background blur, etc. etc. and allows you to focus from 0.6m - ∞. Samyang / Rokinon also has a manual focus 85mm f1.4 that gets good reviews and is less expensive to buy. Before you go the new macro lens route, you might also try extension tubes for your current lens.

Thank you very much for the helpful information!