"But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they appear to ignore the traditional forms of navigation and depend more and more on the roads that they remember being on the route ...

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area. Tommy the ...

Ahh, homing keys. F and J, with their little bumps or lines that home your fingers on the… home row. The Kinesis Advantage doesn’t have them, unfortunately, but makes up for it with deep-dish ...

They have also been trained to accomplish important missions as carrier and homing pigeons. Escaped domestic pigeons have greatly altered the pure strains of rock pigeons and have increased the ...

There's something oddly mesmerising about watching pigeons and doves in British gardens and woodlands go about their daily business. Often dismissed as mundane, these birds reveal surprising ...

UK households are being cautioned to tread lightly around doves or pigeons in their gardens come February, as disturbing these birds could possibly land you with a fine and even prosecution. Doves and ...

Households in the UK are being warned 'do not' disrupt doves or pigeons in their garden from February - or risk facing a potential fine and prosecution. The native UK birds, which both belong to ...

“My parents bought a farm and they had no time so I took over. We had homing pigeons that were raised for eating, but I didn’t want to eat them anymore,” says Ray. He sold a pair to a pet ...

A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been sold at auction for £30,000. Tommy, from Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, was blown off course and ...