Caler lowered a specially made landing zone that had a small gate in its ... of pigeons he keeps in his lofts. The birds are the beginning, middle and end of pigeon racing because they are doing ...

Catey said it’s probably about $500 for a small loft or shed, and then additional costs include the pigeons, feed, racing equipment and racing fees, which are $400 for the nine weekends of this ...

WASHINGTON — At first glance, the animals in three small, white-painted wooden buildings in John Celia’s backyard look like the street birds that get little respect in cities all over the world.

Pigeon racing began in Belgium in the 1800s and is the sport of releasing specially trained homing pigeons who then return to their loft, or home, over a measured distance. Distances can be ...

DENVER • It’s not yet time to release the pigeons. “I’ve got a little problem,” says Eduardo Gonzalez, pointing to the Cooper’s hawk circling above his backyard loft. The loft is home ...

Scientists have long been baffled by pigeons’ ability to find their way back home from hundreds of miles away. And despite decades of study and research that have shown what the birds do ...

Under Australian National Pigeon Racing Board rules for a standard ... "You can certainly put up small little lofts and it does allow people to get involved, but if you want to compete on a ...

Pigeon racing or pigeon ... as a result of the very small number of young people not having the knowledge and motivation for the sport. Brenda Brough at her pigeon loft in Florida Park.