Armando was described as the Lewis Hamilton of pigeons. Armando is not your ordinary pigeon. He's been called the Lewis Hamilton of pigeon racing. He's mean, lean and one of pigeon racing's (yes, that ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more.A wealthy Chinese pigeon racing fan put down a record price of 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) for the Belgian-bred bird, ...

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 ...

HALLE, Belgium — New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more. A wealthy Chinese pigeon racing fan put down a world record price of 1.6 million euros, or $1.9 million, ...

Claiming pigeon racing is a cruel sport resulting in the deaths of thousands of birds, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has written to Queen Elizabeth II asking her to stop supporting ...

Image Credit: Eric Ogden/Animal PlanetIf you’ve always dreamed of a reality series involving Mike Tyson and pigeons, well…. you have weird dreams. But Animal Planet just might have a show for you.

Regarding the article “Pigeon Racer Fined $5,500 For Killing Hawks” [Oct. 19, courant.com]: The birds of prey that Thomas Kapusta killed were just doing what nature compels them to do. Pigeon racers ...