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 ...

Some play golf. Some plant potatoes. Some collect old tractors. And then there’s Chuck Stensrud of rural Janesville. He flies racing pigeons. Stensrud and his special birds literally travel middle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Almost 2,000 racing pigeons have been killed in a fire just one day before a worldwide competition was due to be held. The Hoosier Loft in Wanatah, Indiana, was housing pigeons from across the globe ...