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 ...

SWANSEA — His yard is nestled in the middle of the woods. There are high tension wires overhead. He says it is a heaven for hawks. With all of these factors, people ask Robert Sampson, Jr. how he is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ron Actis paced his back yard and scanned the skies above Kirker Pass for his pigeons racing home from Nevada. It was a 180-mile, four-hour-plus romp for the birds. It was an exhilarating and ...

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 ...