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 ...

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.

The bizarre, beautiful and, at times, almost comical diversity of "fancy pigeons" is captured here by photographer Luisa Maria Stagno. The much maligned pigeons we all know, which are ubiquitous ...

Ahh, homing keys. F and J, with their little bumps or lines that home your fingers on the… home row. The Kinesis Advantage doesn’t have them, unfortunately, but makes up for it with deep-dish ...

He has been an Honorary Veterinarian for the Victoria Homing Association and the Victorian Pigeon Racing Board. Looking back ... “After he realised that I was genuinely interested, he offered to breed ...

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area. Tommy the ...

In fact, horses are a diverse species with more than 400 different breeds. Humans first domesticated horses close to 4,000 years ago. In the centuries since then, we have used breeding to evolve ...

His unique approach, which prioritises performance, homing ability, and strong follow-up ... Botha built a strong reputation in pigeon racing, largely due to his ability to breed and train ...

There's something oddly mesmerising about watching pigeons and doves in British gardens and woodlands go about their daily business. Often dismissed as mundane, these birds reveal surprising ...

The Germans, aware that pigeons were being used to relay messages to the Allies, ordered a homing pigeon cull. The pigeon had been released by its owner in Christchurch, and returned to him in ...