Breeding, raising and competing with homing pigeons is a beloved hobby for the members of the Omaha Racing Pigeon Association ...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — When someone returns home, it often can stir the emotions of the person standing on the doorstep more than the old friend or family member who just arrived. Where have you been? What ...

BELGRADE (AP) -- Hale Misa Smetana was named by a pigeon -- the first homing pigeon that arrived first during a race last June, shortly after Misa (pronounced Meesha) was born. The pigeon's band ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Jon Carr remembered a time growing up when it seemed everyone in St. Joseph raised pigeons. It was practically a way of life. "When I was a kid, a lot of East Side people had ...

Forget rubber ducks. The YWCA will use live pigeons to raise funds for one of its programs. Wings Over Wisconsin, a homing pigeon race to benefit a program for people with disabilities, will take ...

The cooing of white birds and their grand release into the heavens mark special occasions. Sharing this pleasure with others is the reason Desert Rose Doves began operation in 1998, said owners Bill ...

In 1923 a Wyoming rancher named Charles (”Cowboy”) Irwin trained a stable of 50 horses which won 147 races that season. Only two other trainers in U. S. Turf history had ever saddled more than 100 ...

In Episode 221 of Mother Earth News and Friends, we’re wondering, do pigeons make good pets? For thousands of years, pigeons have been a companion to humans, and today, many people raise them and show ...

As WWI & II history enthusiasts, pigeon fanciers, and now All Creatures Great and Small viewers know, pigeons have made valuable contributions to war efforts, carrying crucial messages in situations ...