Thousands of people worldwide train and race pigeons, including here in Oklahoma. We’re also home to the American Pigeon Museum, the only one of its kind in the world. Bob Roberson, or Pigeon Bob to ...
WASHINGTON — At first glance, the animals in three small, white-painted wooden buildings in John Celia’s backyard look like the street birds that get little respect in cities all over the world. But ...
Gray, white and red feathers fly out the back of a red pickup truck onto the following car’s windshield. As the sun rises, Larry Decareaux, a member of the Delta Pigeon Racing Club, drives crates of ...
PETOSKEY — Sensing opportunities for children and teens to learn and have fun, Mike Netzky hopes to see pigeon racing take flight as a pastime in Northern Michigan. Netzky, a Springvale Township ...
Because some lofts are closer to the race site than others, pigeons aren’t judged strictly on their finish times. Winners are determined by calculating how many yards per minute the bird flew from ...
MECHANICSTOWN, N.Y. — By way of a demonstration, Dominick Guardino drives about a mile from his Mechanicstown home, and he releases six homing pigeons from the box in the bed of his pickup truck. The ...
Everyone who lives in the city has seen pigeons. To most they are just another bird in the background. Sometimes someone tosses them a piece of bread or some such in the Fred Meyer parking lot, but ...
Morris inherited up to 80 beloved birds from his father Once-friendly neighbors say they can%27t sit outside without being bombed Subdivisions have little legal power to keep pigeons out DETROIT -- ...
Almost 2,000 racing pigeons have been killed in a fire just one day before a worldwide competition was due to be held. The Hoosier Loft in Wanatah, Indiana, was housing pigeons from across the globe ...
An animal-rights group says it has bought and rehomed three pigeons from the King's estate in Sandringham, arguing that pigeon racing is cruel. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has ...