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

(AP Video/Mark Carlson) Two pigeons play in their loft in Ranst, Belgium, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Pigeon breeder champion Frans Bungeneers speaks in front of his pigeon lofts ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium's once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable ...

The pigeon that reaches its loft first is the winner. “Several pigeon keepers take part in the races ... Homers, popularly called Girebaz are a breed of pigeons fit for racing when they are between ...

This is a story from the beginning when the Eagleson Busschaerts began to shine in Ireland right up to the current pigeons raced in the present day.

When they’re around 6 days old, each pigeon is fitted with a tiny ring with an embedded microchip that scans like a barcode inside their loft. It means the time it takes each bird to cover the ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium's once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set off ...

RANST, Belgium (AP) — Belgium's once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set off ...