Homing pigeons, just one of the many varieties of domestic pigeons, were once used to carry information and messages over long distances. When trained, they have an innate ability to ...

WESTBROOK — Raising and racing homing pigeons can be a fun labor of love, say two local enthusiasts who want more folks to flock to the hobby. Local Jon Bernhard holds one of his newer pigeons.

Country Notes The Art of Racing Pigeons Lelton Morse races homing pigeons in Central Texas. He sends his birds hundreds of miles away, waits and watches, and knows they’re flying home.

No, I don’t. I just love the sport,” he said. According to historians, pigeon racing as a sport began in Belgium, where the first long distance competition of more than 100 miles was held in 1818.

According to Ms. Roberts, homing pigeon racing is a tradition introduced to the United States in the early 1800’s. Nearly 10,000 members across the country belong to the American Racing Pigeon ...

Back when 57-year-old Jack Bauerle of Tomah, Wis., was a kid, a lot of people had homing pigeons and raced the feathered fliers. Pigeon racing is something that got into mething that got in the ...

The racing pigeons went missing last month in Cambridgeshire, England, and watchers were stumped. Race officials think they might have been confused by wind or solar activity.

More than 1,000 pigeons from across the West of England are being prepared to play their part in the VE Day celebrations. The Paulton Homing Society in Somerset is among many groups across the UK ...

Bird handlers were devastated after a mind-boggling 5,000 homing pigeons seemingly disappeared during a race across the UK. "We’ve seen one of the very worst ever racing days in our history ...