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. “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.

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

Department of Bioengineering and Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute, University of Washington, 3720 15th Avenue NE, Box 355061, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States Seattle Children’s ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Once cleaned, the posts tagged “Pigeon” were tagged as “Racing” if the “Title” or “Description” contained any of the following – “race,” “racing,” “racer,” “homer,” “homing” using Python ... While ...

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 ...

Unfortunately one the the original's 'The Blue Hen' escaped from the stock loft and Johnston's wife Val who knew the pigeon's like the back of her hand selected a replacement from the British Homing ...

Households in the UK are being warned 'do not' disrupt doves or pigeons in their garden from February - or risk facing a potential fine and prosecution. The native UK birds, which both belong to ...