Pigeons are not exactly among the most popular animals, and many people fear disease and mess when they discover a pigeon nest on their balcony. Photo: Getty Images/RomanNerud When pigeons discover a ...

Just as the sun begins to peek over the flat horizon of Coon Rapids, Iowa, 1,383 pigeons fill the sky. The birds pour out as a single winged mass from the rows of flung-open coops on the transport ...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision blocking the regularisation of a rooftop pigeon loft in a Żabbar maisonette, ruling that the structure amounts to an injury to amenity and therefore does not ...

Thousands of people worldwide train and race pigeons, including here in Oklahoma. We’re also home to the American Pigeon Museum, the only one of its kind in the world. Bob Roberson, or Pigeon Bob to ...

Thieves were caught red-handed Sunday evening near the pigeon lofts on the grounds of an allotment complex on Europalaan in Nuenen. After a chase involving half the police force from Eindhoven and the ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...

When Marco Palomares was a teen in his hometown of Morelia, Michoacan, a friend gave him two racing pigeons. His heart skipped a beat. The teen's delight was short-lived because his father made him ...

Breeding, raising and competing with homing pigeons is a beloved hobby for the members of the Omaha Racing Pigeon Association, who recently competed for a $20,000 prize. The beady-eyed athletes scan ...

This Saturday marks the first-ever Pigeon Palooza in Snowflake, Arizona. Pigeon Palooza is exactly what it sounds like: a festival of all things pigeon. It’s partly the brainchild of Phillip Fry, who ...

Her name was Bella, and she brought endless joy to Mohcine Bouzoubaa. But the blue-checkered pigeon, winner of several races, has now retired, and the pharmacist speaks of her with a catch in his ...

LIMBURG, Belgium — The Chinese businessmen arrived in the Belgian countryside driving luxury sports cars, ferrying translators and bags of cash. When they parked in front of Tom Van Gaver’s small ...