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loft and peck around in the garden, while doing this they are constantly observing their surroundings and becoming familiar with them. At about age six to seven weeks the birds will begin taking off, flying in very small circles around their loft and owner's house. As their confidence grows they gradually wander farther and farther from home until they are out of sight and can remain so for as much as two hours before returning. When a few trainers fly their pigeons in the same area, these flying "batches" (as flocks of pigeons are called) can number in the thousands. It does not help them much in relation to finding their home from long distances away, a fundamental of pigeon racing. As confident flyers, the young pigeons are taken on progressively longer 'training tosses', driven a distance away from their home and released. This method of training is a way to condition the birds mentally and physically to prepare them for the races. This practice of loft flying and tossing continues throughout a pigeon's career to keep their homing instincts sharp.

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to win the money. The process of racing could be a bit complicated as handlers of their racing pigeons compete with one another. Some handlers could be better than some when it comes down to racing. Therefore, one-loft racing was created. One-loft racing is the process of training birds bred by many different breeders in the same loft, under the same trainer and in the same conditions (as opposed to trainer against trainer in their own lofts and usually with their own birds). It is thought to be the fairest method of proving which

282: 356: 155: 708: 1204: 550:. Pigeons are recorded by electronic timing systems scanning the birds as they enter the home loft with winners decided by as little as 100th of a second. The birds are all taken to the same release point and they return to the same home loft, so therefore it is the fastest bird to complete the journey from A to B. One-loft racing is now becoming very popular all around the world with fanciers able to compare their bloodlines on an equal basis against the best breeders. 344: 44: 5310: 5690: 4530: 877: 4554: 294: 1107: 772: 564: 437: 4566: 4542: 61: 924:

In October 2013, blood samples from twenty Belgian pigeons were sent by the Pigeon Fanciers Association to South Africa for testing. This was the result of an exchange visit by the association to the National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa. While tests in Belgium had not found traces of any

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that is placed on its leg at about five days old. For a race to be conducted, the competing pigeons must be entered into the race, usually at the organisation's clubhouse, and taken away from their home to be released at a predetermined time and location. The distance between the bird's home loft and

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that has given rise to the racing pigeons of today, capable of finding their way home from over 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) away and flying at speeds in excess of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph) with a tail wind but average 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) on a calm day. Hens are often

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One-loft racing originated from local futurity races. Futurity races are when the birds race home from the racing station to their homes. The difference between regular racing and futurity races is futurity races has prize money involved. Usually, the prize is used for a bragging right more so than

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that pigeon racers are forbidden from bearing witness. The Sultan of Baghdad set up a pigeon post system in AD 1150, and Genghis Khan used pigeons to carry message to aid his military intelligence. The sport achieved a great deal of popularity in Belgium in the mid-19th century. The pigeon fanciers

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is one of Europe's hot spots in pigeon racing. Many pigeon breeders join the National Federations every year, triggering more and more competitive challenges. Furthermore, the sport's image has changed in the last decade: nowadays it stands for a fine art in Romania, with symbolic prizes and bets.

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Another hazard that racing pigeons encounter is flying into objects they sometimes cannot see, mostly when flying at high speeds or in darker weather conditions. The most common obstructions are electricity pylons or TV aerials. Pigeon fanciers will often have one of their pigeons return home with

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One of the most popular training systems is widowhood. This system uses the birds' desire to reproduce as motivation to try to give the bird a sense of urgency on race day. The use of widowhood is usually begun by first allowing the racer to raise a baby in their nest box. After the baby is weaned

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before being sent to race. The serial number is recorded, the clock is set and sealed, and the bird carries the ring home. When the first bird returns, its trainer removes the ring and places it in a slot in the clock. The time that the ring was placed in the clock is recorded as the official time

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One recent development in the sport of pigeon racing is "one loft racing", where birds are raced against each other under the same training regimen, from the same location. The principle being to find the best individual race bird irrespective of the race trainer. This will determine which bird is

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Pigeon racing requires a specific breed of pigeon bred for the sport, the Racing Homer. Competing pigeons are specially trained and conditioned for races that vary in distance from approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) to 1,000 kilometres (620 mi). Despite these lengths, races can be won

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After 22 to 28 days in the nest (depending on the owner's preference) the young birds are removed and placed in a section of a large loft or in a smaller loft built for the purpose. After a few days of learning how to locate the water and eating by themselves they are allowed to wander out of the

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associated with racing, a single pigeon could compete from about six months of age and still be in competition at over ten years of age. Such feats are uncommon; the average racing career spans three to four years. Hazards can also come from weather conditions on the day of the race. Pigeons can

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The sport was aided by several new technologies of the era. The advent of the railroad permitted pigeons to be sent to distant release points quickly and at modest cost. In addition, the creation of mass-produced, sophisticated timing clocks brought accurate and secure timing to the sport. These

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Apart from the sport of racing against each other, fanciers also exhibit racing pigeons at organised shows and have a judge decide who has the better bird. British Homing World holds a show each year; all profits from the event are donated to both national and local charities, including

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Homing Society Racing Pigeon Club in Wales won an award to fund a new electronic timing device. The club was able to obtain the device thanks to funding from the All Wales award initiative. Club secretary John Williams said: "The electronic timer certainly makes it a lot easier for us".

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In conjunction with this new way of registering a bird's arrival, loft management software packages have been developed in the last 10 years to help fanciers with record keeping, producing pigeon pedigrees, publishing race results or keeping track of treatment and vaccination records.

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The sport of pigeon racing has increased in Canada with Pigeon Clubs and Ladies Auxiliary popping up in cities and towns. The CRPU, the Canadian Racing Pigeon Union, is an organisation that is dedicated to the growth, preservation and support of pigeon racing in Canada.

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the birds to the release points. This transporter enables the birds to be fed and watered en route before mass release at a predetermined time for their flight back to various home lofts. Many thousands of pigeons compete in races each weekend during the winter months.

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In 1995 the Belgian Ministry of Health mandated drug testing in order to protect the welfare of the birds. The sport's governing body was looking at the possibility of implementing new anti-doping rules for the sport prior to the commencement of the 2014 season.

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and the time taken by the bird to return is measured using one of the two acceptable timing methods. Sometimes in some leagues, there are two divisions: one for the young birds (usually yearlings in their first year of competition) and another for older birds.

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is placed at the entry point to the loft entrance and as the pigeon crosses it the electronic band is scanned. The clock is attached to the antennas. The serial number of the transponder ring is recorded along with the time of arrival. This is very similar to

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clocks were designed with special compartments where an entry band, removed from the returning race bird was placed. When struck, the clock recorded the time and also placed the band in a compartment that could only be opened by race officials.

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has more racing pigeon events than any other country in the world, and can point to between two and three million birds. Nearly 500,000 people race pigeons on the island, and each year, prize money for races reaches the billions of NT dollars.

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In the early days of racing, paint was used to identify birds for owners. Belgium then developed a ⅛-inch brass leg band, that was sent to racers in America to use. Since then, to compete in a race, it must wear a permanent, unique numbered

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won a race in 1990. King Charles III recently withdrew from patronage of the sport's governing body. The sport is declining in the UK, with membership of recognised clubs and federations falling by about five per cent annually.

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Pigeon racing has been described as the "sport with a single starting gate and a thousand finish lines." In short, competing birds are taken from their lofts and must race home. The time taken and distance are recorded and the

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of the 36th ward introduced the newest legislation June 2018, on behalf of the Polish constituents in his ward, saying the sport is deeply loved in Poland and a number of residents want to reintroduce the sport to Chicago.

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and lost by seconds, so many different timing and measuring devices have been developed. The traditional timing method involves rubber rings being placed into a specially designed clock, whereas a newer development uses

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is declared the winner. Races are generally between 100 kilometres (62 mi) and 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in distance. In the United States flights of up to 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) have been recorded.

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In 2001 a series of raids across 80 homes led to the confiscation of large quantities of illegal performance-enhancers. Currently, all race winners are tested and over 100 samples were collected and tested in 2013.

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which the Flemish fanciers developed spread to most parts of the world. Once quite popular, the sport has experienced a downturn in participants in some parts of the world in recent years, possibly due to the rising

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In 2019, the Madona National Marathon, a competition organized by Best Pigeons, had the highest number of pigeons ever registered on a Romanian competition: over 19,000 birds and over 1,000 breeders.

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there are three pigeon racing associations which look after the sport and organize many races. There are thousands of registered pigeon fanciers in Bangladesh. Pakistan also has many pigeon clubs.

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The sport was introduced into the United States about 1875, although regular racing did not begin until 1878. The sport of pigeon racing is well established in the US, and growing. According to the

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Pigeon racing was particularly popular throughout the twentieth century in the New York City area, particularly in Brooklyn/Coney Island and in Hoboken New Jersey, where it still has devotees.

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South Africa is the home of the richest one-loft race in the world, the Million Dollar Pigeon Race. The Million Dollar Pigeon Race involves 4,300 birds from 25 countries with a prize fund of

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In 2007 the British Parliament banned pigeons racing from continental Europe to Britain because of the risk of bird flu. A British MEP supported fanciers to have the ban lifted. Labours MEP

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The pigeon's "official time" is not the actual time it arrived; it is the time the ring was removed, placed in the clock and recorded, which could be many vital seconds later.

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to avian racers. The drugs are used to produce similar effects to those found in human athletes, building up muscle tissue and opening the respiratory tracts. In addition,

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Pigeon racing is becoming increasingly popular in parts of Asia, especially Indonesia, India, China, Pakistan, Iran, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan and Bangladesh. In

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While there is no definite proof, there are compelling reasons to think the sport of racing pigeons may go back at least as far as 220 AD. It is recorded in the

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with pigeon club members gradually dying off as fewer younger people take up the sport. The high cost of feeds and fuel have also contributed to the decline.

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are the oldest domesticated bird. The predecessors of modern-day racing pigeons were pigeons bred for their homing ability, primarily to carry messages. "

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In Western Australia racing is conducted by the Pigeon Racing Federation of Western Australia (Inc) and the West Coast Racing Pigeon Federation (Inc.).

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The "Brazilian Pigeon Racing Grandprix" is the biggest pigeon race in South America. The Sergipe's Pigeon Racing Association and the government from

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or enter the nest box is upon returning from training or a race. This conditioning is one of the key elements in a lot of racing programmes.

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drugs, the South African laboratory discovered that six samples contained unusual substances. Five samples were found to include traces of

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it is going to have the ring removed speedily, which may be uncomfortable, the pigeon could be reluctant to enter the loft for the trainer.

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of Belgium were so taken with the hobby that they began to develop pigeons specially cultivated for fast flight and long endurance called

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chip in it which can be read when the bird comes home. At the home loft the electronic scanning records the pigeons' arrival. The pad or

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The most expensive pigeon ever sold was "New Kim" which was purchased for $ US1.9 million by a bidder from China in November 2020.

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that the competing bird arrived home. From this time stamp an average speed is measured and a winner of the race can be found.

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in 1918, several such organisations were established, and in 1926 the first nationwide breeders' association was established:

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also has a number of clubs and organisations. The biggest of these is the Qld Racing Pigeon Federation Inc (QRPF). Located in

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capable of laying upwards of 12 eggs per year, and squabs usually leave the nest at approximately three to four weeks of age.

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are careful in selecting birds to pair together so as to continue improving the breed and gain a competitive edge. It is this

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rings with unique identification numbers and a specially designed pigeon racing clock. The ring is attached around the

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The sport is popular in Turkey. In May 2008 a nine part, 1,150 kilometres (710 mi) pigeon race from the town of

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The Janssen brothers (Louis, Charel, Arjaan and Sjef) were a famous and successful pigeon racing family from

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usage. As the samples were sent anonymously no action could be taken against the owners of any of the birds.

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The Canadian Pigeon International magazine is a monthly publication dedicated to the sport of pigeon racing

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at about six months of age. Fanciers will often wait until the pigeon is at least a few months older before

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León, DE; Retana, VN; Hernández-Pando, R; Arellano, J; Ortiz, LG; Valle, FC; Martínez-Cordero, E (2007).

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In the United Kingdom and Ireland, pigeon racing is regulated by six independent organisations:

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An innovative new one-loft race is the Australian Pigeon Punt Race held in Victoria, Australia.

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The largest racing organisation in Australia is the Central Cumberland Federation. The state of

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has led to some pigeon fanciers being suspected and prosecuted of killing birds of prey such as

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There is a close collaboration with pigeon fanciers from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

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Although serving its purpose, this method has proved somewhat problematic for a few reasons:

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The National Flying Club is a British pigeon racing club, and open to anyone in England and

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Zjednoczenie Polskich Stowarzyszeń Hodowców Gołębi Pocztowych na Rzeczpospolita Polska

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was organised with participants from many pigeon associations across the country.

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gave them breeding stock. The tradition continued until recently, and a bird of

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are leading in good quality racing pigeons. The heart of the sport in India is

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is closed off, from then on the only time these birds are allowed to see their

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Competition sport in which trained pigeons have to fly home as fast as possible

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As pigeon racing takes place over great distances in the sky, instead of on a

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The latest development and preferred method for timing racing pigeons is the

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A system that displays the RFID tags data of pigeons returning from training

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Due to advancements in technology researchers have been able to use small

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caused by pigeons is also a reason why some people are leaving the sport.

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Before electronic communications, such as the telegraph and telephone,

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to find their way home. Some speculation has surfaced indicating that

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become grounded and disoriented, and therefore not finish the race.

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Racing pigeons are often transported in specially modified trucks.

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Exceptional pigeons may arrive home first on multiple occasions;

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In February 2008 a pigeon fancier paid a South African record

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or breeder is best and usually provides the highest amount of

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Antenna that scans the RFID tags at the entrance to the loft

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Racing pigeons are housed together in a specially designed

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The first regular race in Great Britain was in 1881. The

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Pigeons being released from a modified truck to race in

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first became involved with pigeon racing in 1886 when

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Archived from 1407:Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus 921:, allowing a bird to race late into a season. 746:It is thought that racing pigeons rely on the 5234: 4598: 2975: 2586:. Archived from the original on 20 June 2007. 1995:"Racing Pigeons – Impact of Raptor Predation" 8: 2000:. Scottish National Heritage. Archived from 1924:"Pigeon racers suspected in falcon killings" 1540: 1538: 100:is the sport of releasing specially trained 1088:agents. These pigeons are directly bought. 800:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 592:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 465:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 5627: 5262: 5241: 5227: 5219: 4605: 4591: 4583: 4143: 4064: 4055: 4046: 3784: 3630: 3617: 3578: 3574: 3547: 3486: 3482: 3471: 3467: 2982: 2968: 2960: 2040: 2038: 2036: 727:. 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4004:Meleagridinae 4000: 3998: 3992: 3991: 3989: 3988: 3981: 3974: 3967: 3960: 3953: 3946: 3939: 3932: 3924: 3922: 3920:Odontophoridae 3916: 3915: 3913: 3912: 3905: 3898: 3891: 3883: 3881: 3875: 3874: 3872: 3871: 3864: 3857: 3850: 3843: 3836: 3829: 3821: 3819: 3813: 3812: 3810: 3809: 3804: 3799: 3793: 3791: 3782: 3761: 3760: 3757: 3756: 3754: 3753: 3745: 3743: 3737: 3736: 3734: 3733: 3726: 3718: 3716: 3710: 3709: 3707: 3706: 3701: 3699:Stictonettinae 3696: 3694:Dendrocygninae 3691: 3690: 3689: 3682: 3670: 3669: 3668: 3663: 3658: 3647: 3645: 3628: 3615: 3572: 3544: 3543: 3540: 3539: 3537: 3536: 3528: 3520: 3512: 3504: 3495: 3493: 3479: 3478: 3475: 3464: 3463: 3461: 3460: 3459: 3458: 3453: 3447:Notable birds 3445: 3440: 3435: 3430: 3425: 3420: 3415: 3409: 3407: 3403: 3402: 3400: 3399: 3397:Egg collecting 3394: 3389: 3384: 3379: 3374: 3369: 3364: 3359: 3354: 3349: 3348: 3347: 3337: 3332: 3327: 3322: 3316: 3314: 3306: 3305: 3303: 3302: 3297: 3292: 3287: 3282: 3280:Hesperornithes 3277: 3272: 3267: 3262: 3257: 3255:Ambiortiformes 3252: 3247: 3242: 3240:Enantiornithes 3237: 3232: 3227: 3222: 3214: 3212: 3206: 3205: 3203: 3202: 3197: 3192: 3187: 3182: 3181: 3180: 3175: 3164: 3162: 3156: 3155: 3153: 3152: 3147: 3142: 3137: 3132: 3127: 3122: 3117: 3112: 3107: 3102: 3097: 3091: 3089: 3083: 3082: 3080: 3079: 3074: 3069: 3064: 3059: 3054: 3049: 3044: 3043: 3042: 3032: 3027: 3021: 3019: 3013: 3012: 3010: 3009: 3003: 3000: 2999: 2989: 2987: 2986: 2979: 2972: 2964: 2958: 2957: 2952: 2947: 2940: 2939:External links 2937: 2934: 2933: 2897: 2862: 2832: 2814: 2785: 2751: 2725: 2694: 2675: 2663:on 11 May 2008 2648: 2629: 2603: 2571: 2559:Yorkshire Post 2543: 2524: 2506: 2495:on 24 May 2024 2477: 2455: 2425: 2416: 2409:. 3 May 2010. 2394: 2376: 2353: 2342:. 28 June 2018 2327: 2305: 2280: 2250: 2239:on 24 May 2024 2223: 2208:, ed. (1911). 2206:Chisholm, Hugh 2194: 2163: 2129: 2098: 2068: 2032: 2010: 1985: 1959: 1933: 1915: 1886: 1875:on 31 May 2009 1857: 1831: 1802: 1772: 1759: 1743:"Pigeon facts" 1734: 1685: 1662: 1640: 1591: 1584: 1563: 1534: 1519: 1512: 1488: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1481: 1480: 1475: 1469: 1463: 1458: 1450: 1447: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1387: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1374: 1371: 1368: 1337: 1336:UK and Ireland 1334: 1321: 1318: 1306: 1303: 1274: 1271: 1251: 1248: 1246: 1243: 1199: 1198: 1113: 1111: 1104: 1098: 1095: 1093: 1090: 1065: 1062: 1022: 1019: 995: 992: 983: 980: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 906: 903: 872: 871: 778: 776: 769: 763: 760: 704: 701: 664: 663: 570: 568: 561: 555: 552: 537: 536: 443: 441: 434: 428: 425: 386: 379: 378: 374: 367: 366: 365: 360: 353: 352: 348: 341: 340: 339: 338: 337: 335: 332: 331: 330: 323: 298: 291: 290: 286: 279: 278: 277: 276: 275: 273: 270: 229: 226: 175: 168: 167: 159: 152: 151: 150: 149: 148: 146: 143: 131:cost of living 102:homing pigeons 90: 89: 80: 79: 78: 69: 68: 67: 58: 57: 56: 55: 54: 39:Pigeon keeping 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5946: 5935: 5934:Pigeon racing 5932: 5931: 5929: 5914: 5911: 5910: 5907: 5899: 5896: 5894: 5891: 5890: 5889: 5886: 5884: 5881: 5880: 5878: 5874: 5868: 5865: 5863: 5862:Speed skating 5860: 5858: 5855: 5853: 5850: 5848: 5847:Alpine skiing 5845: 5844: 5842: 5840:Winter racing 5838: 5832: 5829: 5827: 5824: 5822: 5819: 5817: 5814: 5813: 5811: 5807: 5797: 5796:Street racing 5794: 5792: 5789: 5787: 5784: 5782: 5779: 5778: 5776: 5772: 5766: 5763: 5761: 5758: 5756: 5753: 5751: 5748: 5746: 5743: 5742: 5740: 5738: 5734: 5728: 5725: 5723: 5720: 5718: 5715: 5713: 5710: 5708: 5705: 5704: 5702: 5700: 5696: 5691: 5681: 5678: 5676: 5673: 5671: 5668: 5666: 5663: 5661: 5658: 5656: 5653: 5651: 5648: 5646: 5643: 5641: 5638: 5637: 5635: 5633: 5629: 5626: 5624: 5620: 5614: 5611: 5610: 5608: 5606: 5602: 5596: 5593: 5591: 5588: 5586: 5583: 5582: 5580: 5578: 5574: 5568: 5565: 5563: 5562:Pigeon racing 5560: 5558: 5555: 5553: 5550: 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