Waikato pigeon fancier Ray Hooker’s interest in his grandmother’s and father’s pigeons, budgies, canaries and cockatiels ended up with him being given the responsibility for them at 11 years old.

Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are three classic examples.

Waikato pigeon fancier Ray Hooker’s interest in his grandmother’s and father’s pigeons, budgies, canaries and cockatiels ended up with him being given the responsibility for them at 11 years old. “My ...

Finnerty belongs to a small but devoted group of hobbyists who breed, raise and race homing pigeons in their backyards across Northeast Ohio. They train the birds to harness their mysterious ...