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

Air mail delivery is an essential part of modern life. The history of this unique invention goes back farther than you might think.

Charles the pigeon had the Germans in a flap during the First World War, hiding in piles of laundry or in the bedclothes, and once even disguised ...

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.

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 ...

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 ... so the birds want to get back. “For most pigeons, they’re keen to get home. The loft ...

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 ...

The Germans, aware that pigeons were being used to relay messages to the Allies, ordered a homing pigeon cull ... at the Brockbank family’s pigeon loft. Paul Laidlaw, the auctioneer, said ...

Like many sports, pigeon racing has made huge advances in recent years, and some aspects have become very technical. Most events now use Electronic Timing System (ETS), which involves a band with a ...