It used to be that pigeon fanciers needed to hold something of a pigeon vigil outside their lofts, waiting for the birds to return. When one landed, you rushed to remove the tracking device and ...

ANTIOCH — Fred Belus casts his gaze skyward at a flock of racing pigeons circling above his backyard. Fit and sleek, they circle a few times before a distinct whistle from Belus brings his flock back ...

Raising pigeons is a routine labor of love, but racing the birds is a thrill for the 14 members of Amarillo Racing Pigeon Club. Competitors breed and train their birds to fly long distances at ...

PETOSKEY — The Flying Clovers Racing Pigeon Club will be sponsoring a national youth race Saturday, Sept. 26, in which birds will fly from the Grand Rapids area back to Pickerel Lake. The birds came ...

Despite numerous studies and a variety of theories, no one knows for sure how homing pigeons can always find their way back home. Their amazing ability to navigate while flying 40-45 miles per hour ...

File this under the category of “Who knew?”, but pigeon racing is second only to soccer in terms of the sheer number of participants and followers in Western European countries like Germany, Belgium, ...

For youth who are interested in raising an animal, but don’t have the room or budget for large livestock, racing pigeons might offer an option. The Flying Clovers 4-H Racing Pigeon Club is in its ...

What kind of bird do you think someone might pay a lot of money for? A rare macaw, a peacock, maybe an ostrich? How about a pigeon? A multi-millionaire from China paid a record $1.4 million dollars ...

Erio Álvarez holds one of his prize breeding pigeons. (Photo by Philip Morgan) [ Photo: Phylip Morgan ] Times Correspondent The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper ...

ANTIOCH — Fred Belus casts his gaze skyward at a flock of racing pigeons circling above his backyard. Fit and sleek, they circle a few times before a distinct whistle from Belus brings his flock back ...