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Fancy a racing bird? Schenectady pigeon club looking for new members

The Daily Gazette 13 Jul 2026
A homing-pigeon race is nearly impossible to spectate ... .
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Pigeons were domesticated 3,500 years ago, and the birds we now call pests may have been living beside humans nearly a millennium longer than anyone thought

The Times of India 13 Jul 2026
Today, pigeons are common in city squares and railway stations. However, before pigeons became associated with urban pests, people used them for communication, meat, fertiliser, and religious or cultural practices.
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The Secret Science of Pigeon Navigation

The Epoch Times 12 Jul 2026
Pigeons have an annoying advantage over humans. Drop a pigeon hundreds of kilometres from home and, more often than not, it will still find its way back.
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Why researchers gave pigeons tiny backpacks

Popular Science 12 Jul 2026
You might assume that pigeons keep their eyes still as they fly. New research, however, shows that pigeons engage in slow, subtle eye movements ... The researchers made the discovery by outfitting over a dozen pigeons with little cameras and backpacks.
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Council workmen paint road markings over dead hedgehogs and pigeons – leaving drivers horrified

The Sun 11 Jul 2026
At least two hedgehogs and three pigeons were smeared over with road ...
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Hawks to be deployed to tackle pigeons at new �500million London shopping centre

The Daily Mail 11 Jul 2026
According to planning documents, the scheme will use 'regular hawking' to control birds near the �500million project ....
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Hawks to tackle pigeon menace at new Elephant & Castle centre

The Daily Telegraph 11 Jul 2026
Hawks will be deployed to scare pigeons away when the new Elephant and Castle shopping centre opens later this year, the project’s developers have said ... Pigeons flying past the Elephant and Castle centre in 2019.
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2 dogs, 2 pigeons in hot U-Haul lead to 2 arrests in Palm Coast

The Daytona Beach News Journal 11 Jul 2026
Two men were arrested after Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies said they found two dogs and two pigeons in the hot metal cargo area of a U-Haul truck ... Dogs, pigeons in back of U-Haul were in distress, officials say ... Inside were two full-grown pigeons.
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'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together

Phys Dot Org 11 Jul 2026
while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human society ... "But then a lot of technological advancements happened, the telegraph was invented and then the telephone, and pigeons were out of a job.".
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N. Macedonia pigeon fanciers find calm in lofty pursuit

Hong Kong Standard 10 Jul 2026
Tucked between rows of apartment blocks in North Macedonia .
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Dance Techniques wraps up 2025-26 season at Pigeon Forge

Messenger-Inquirer 09 Jul 2026
Dance Techniques recently concluded its 2025-2026 dance competition season in Pigeon Forge, Tenn ... .
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