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 ...

60 Minutes has reported on plenty of high-profile crimes before — but nothing like the "fowl play" involving the Columba livia domestica. That's not some international crime syndicate. That's the ...

On the list of things Lelton Morse loves in life, his wife, his son and daughter-in-law, and God come first. His pigeons come next, but not by much. Morse breeds and races homing pigeons. Hundreds of ...

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Guests wait for an Easter mass wedding ceremony to begin at the International Pentecost Holiness church in Zuurbekom. Since 1962 ...

A racing pigeon was bought at auction last Sunday – and the price tag was nothing to coo at. New Kim, a Belgian-bred racing pigeon, was sold for $1.9 million to a wealthy Chinese bidder under the ...

Pigeon racing enthusiasts gather regularly in Norwood, Mass., to participate in a centuries-old sport — pigeon racing! John McGinley, president and race secretary of the Braintree/Norwood Racing ...

Somewhere on the cavernous loft floor, cooing softly from inside a stack of crates, a feathered fortune waits for its moment to shine. It’s “basketing day” for Asia’s richest pigeon race, held in ...

Image: In Melbourne, pigeons aren't just rats with wings — they're a way of life. (SBS News) They might have a reputation as "rats with wings", but to some, the humble pigeon is an "athlete of the sky ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than 30 years ago, David McKop travelled from his native Zimbabwe to Calgary for a holiday. During his vacation, as he was driving down Deerfoot Trail, he noticed pigeons in the sky – he could ...

The American Racing Pigeon Union (ARPU) has announced the induction of Earl Lowell “No Sweat” Robbins, Jr. into its prestigious Hall of Fame — the highest honor bestowed upon pigeon fanciers in the ...