When Larry Wilmes tells the story about how he became a pigeon fancier, it starts with a long ride from Mankato to Pipestone in the back seat of a 1960s Plymouth. He was just a kid, a fledgling bird ...

Homing pigeon owners from Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh, Lebanon and Delaware counties will be pitting their birds against each other in a race organized by Moyer & Son Inc. in Souderton. This is the ...

BAY CITY — A heavy blanket of snow did not deter pigeon aficionados from flocking to the Bay County Community Center Saturday for the 74th annual Bay City Pigeon Fancier Show. Rows upon rows of cooing ...

Pigeons have been a part of Mike Tyson's life from before he threw his first punch. The former heavyweight champion says he owns "about 2,500" of the birds in various locations all over the country.

On a crisp Sunday morning, a group of men shuffle around a big warehouse space in West Babylon. Some walk by with small wooden carriers, while others chat casually and hassle each other like old ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mike Tyson -- heavyweight boxing champion, convicted rapist, occasional actor and, it seems, top-flight pigeon fancier. Tyson, 44, the boxer who famously bit off part of ...

The last of Lancaster city's pigeon fanciers may get to keep their prized birds after all. Encouraged by Mayor Rick Gray, the city Board of Health voted unanimously Monday at a special hearing to let ...

The 83-year-old Cabbage Hill resident limped out to the frame-and-screen coop behind his rowhouse and was greeted by the soft cooing of pigeons. "As long as I can remember, I've had them," he said, ...

From a building facing Havana’s iconic Malecon waterfront, pigeon keepers crane out of a window, intently watching the grey birds take flight. Mostly staying indoors due to the country’s worst ...

Pigeon racing is taking off in China. Eight thousand of the birds were released into the winter sky in northern Hebei province last month, one of the many long-distance races holding out a promise of ...

Working abroad in a conflict zone is a treacherous task for anyone, let alone a young, relatively inexperienced female journalist. Photographer Amanda Mustard entered Egypt during the height of unrest ...