Some River Heights neighbours fear their area is going to the birds. But the would-be owner of a proposed racing pigeon loft says the animals will actually ruffle very few feathers. Karim Lowen is ...

There are lots of hobbies to choose from — playing golf, playing a musical instrument, gardening, swimming. Let’s add raising pigeons to the list. It seems some ‘pigeon fanciers’ take their hobby very ...

An imaginary race track in the sky and a sense of knowing where to fly is all a pigeon needs to find its way back home. Nestled out in rural Andalusia, three tiny yellow houses in Denny and Jeannine ...

An animal-rights group says it has bought and rehomed three pigeons from the King's estate in Sandringham, arguing that pigeon racing is cruel. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) has ...

Twilight blankets the backyard. The crickets are in full symphony. My 75-year-old father stays put in his lawn chair – a white shirt in the shadows. He’s waiting for his birds. Some dads play golf. Go ...

A racing pigeon belonging to Queen Elizabeth II, which was rescued after it was found lost in East Lothian near Edinburgh. It has now been returned to the royal loft at Sandringham estate in Norfolk.