John Williams won the Rumbelows Sprint Challenge crown in 1992 but it nearly never happened for the former striker ...

Jim Effting's trained his pigeons to find their way home after being released 600 miles away. No one really knows how they do it. "Scientists have studied them forever," Jim said. "They've tried to ...

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 ...

The beady-eyed athletes scan an unfamiliar wind-swept prairie from behind the starting gate. Peter Tudor, a member of the Omaha Racing Pigeon Association, holds up a pigeon from his breeding loft, ...

Pigeons are a persistent nuisance in many UK gardens. They're as plentiful as vermin, they mess up raised beds and patios, and they snatch away the much-needed food from smaller, more endangered birds ...

More than 30 years ago, David McKop travelled from his native Zimbabwe to Calgary for a holiday. During his vacation, as he was driving down Deerfoot Trail, he noticed pigeons in the sky – he could ...

They are amongst the most prevalent birds in the UK and regrettably, also amongst the least welcome. Pigeons are almost everywhere across this nation, not merely congregating in large numbers within ...

The American Racing Pigeon Union (ARPU) has announced the induction of Earl Lowell “No Sweat” Robbins, Jr. into its prestigious Hall of Fame — the highest honor bestowed upon pigeon fanciers in the ...

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John Stevenson holds one of his and partner Bob Duhra's racing pigeons at their coop just east of Calgary on July 30, 2025. They are something you see nearly every day but barely even notice. They ...

LIMBURG, Belgium — The Chinese businessmen arrived in the Belgian countryside driving luxury sports cars, ferrying translators and bags of cash. When they parked in front of Tom Van Gaver’s small ...

Pigeons gather in areas that provide them with shelter and food, which accounts for their attraction to back gardens - but they quickly become a real nuisance as large numbers enjoy flocking together.