BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Some people take up woodworking in their free time. Others get into gardening. The six members of the Glynn County-based South Georgia Flyers race pigeons. “It’s a hobby, like some ...

ANTIOCH — Fred Belus casts his gaze skyward at a flock of racing pigeons circling above his backyard. Fit and sleek, they circle a few times before a distinct whistle from Belus brings his flock back ...

Despite numerous studies and a variety of theories, no one knows for sure how homing pigeons can always find their way back home. Their amazing ability to navigate while flying 40-45 miles per hour ...

While most New Yorkers think of pigeons as “rats with wings,” there is a small yet ardent community that trains them to race. The dedicated flyers are declining in number, but those remaining are ...

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 to Gonzalez’s ...

Eagles are majestic. Doves are romantic. Pigeons, with their tatty wings and street-living ways, are seen by many folks as dumb and dirty, referred to as the “rats of the sky.” But if you ever met a ...

Gray, white and red feathers fly out the back of a red pickup truck onto the following car’s windshield. As the sun rises, Larry Decareaux, a member of the Delta Pigeon Racing Club, drives crates of ...

Hope, Emily Dickinson wrote, is the thing with feathers. Or, in this case, lots of feathers. Lots and lots of feathers. Stan Elkins has an unusual hope. The 43-year-old police officer hopes to ...

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 ...

Morris inherited up to 80 beloved birds from his father Once-friendly neighbors say they can%27t sit outside without being bombed Subdivisions have little legal power to keep pigeons out DETROIT -- ...

Sometimes, if you want to know what a country's really like it's best to look at the small details. It's something our correspondents are encouraged to do. And it's what inspired this next story.

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 ...