Each of the birds had been raised from birth for the obscure yet centuries-old pastime of pigeon racing. And while the first race of the pigeons’ lives would be a 100-mile sprint, the margin of ...

The racing pigeon season is from April to September with young birds bred in the current calendar year flying between July and September. This guide provides advice on handling stray racing pigeons ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Away from the high-stakes glamour of the big-money race days, Warwick Farm-based trainer Gary Portelli is just as happy focusing on ...

We will probably never know why the pigeon ended up in a Montpelier parking lot. Perhaps it got tired or lost. Or it got left behind. What we do know is that its visit led a small crew of caring ...

Despite the dove reference in their name, Denis said her birds are white racing pigeons, which are trained to fly to their home. Students release white pigeons as part of their graduation tradition.

Alongside these is another ubiquitous scene — flocks of pigeons fluttering around a pavement, pecking at grain thrown by bird feeders and passersby. The 2009 Bollywood hit ‘Delhi 6’ and its song ...

Meet "Dinosaur," the 17 foot tall, two-ton aluminum pigeon. For the next year-and-a-half, its perch will be New York City's High Line. "Pigeons and birds, as we know, are what remains of dinosaurs ...

It makes or breaks the show bird," Mr Spencley says. And not to be forgotten, specially bred racing pigeons can fly 1,300 kilometres within two days and travel at speeds of 50–60 kilometres per ...

The first issue is that some birds, staff say, simply do get lost. Racing pigeons can travel long distances and will stop for breaks along their journey when they become tired. That, the centre ...

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The lean man grabs a small box of multigrain mix from a shop nearby, removes his leather chappals, and gets ready to feed the pigeons in the vicinity. He joins his palms in prayer to the birds and ...