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Fine, feathered war heros
By David Bird, 18 November 2009
I often think of my dad repairing the skins of the Spitfires and Hurricanes that were shot to pieces by Messerschmits, Focke Wulfs and Read Full Story >>>
Birds' eyes, not beaks, sense magnetic fields
By Laura Sanders, 28 October 2009
A cell in the eye may be worth two in the beak, at least when it comes to a migratory bird’s magnetic compass. Read Full Story >>>
Backyard pigeons ruffle neighbour's feathers
Calgary (CBC), 14 October 2009
Backyard pigeons have at least one neighbour asking why the city allows residents to keep the birds as pets.
Kaayla Canfield, who lives in Read Full Story >>>
Pigeons teach math at PSE
By Jennifer Jacob Brown, 01 October 2009
When you think of classroom learning tools, your mind likely conjures up images of textbooks, rulers, and microscopes. But fourth-graders at Poplar Springs Elementary are Read Full Story >>>
Mighty T. Rex Killed by Pigeon Parasite?
Ker Than for National Geographic News, 29 September 2009
After surviving countless battles, a giant T. rex was ultimately taken down by a microscopic parasite akin to one carried by
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Brave wartime pigeon Paddy honoured
Press Association, 15 September 2009
A war hero decorated for his bravery in the fight against Hitler is finally being honoured by his home town, 55 years after his death. Paddy the pigeon was the first bird make it back to England with Read Full Story >>>
Pigeon beats Telkom
Birgit Ottermann, 09 September 2009
Cape Town - Winston, a homing pigeon, has made history by beating a Telkom ADSL line in delivering 4GB of data from Howick to Hillcrest, outside Read Full Story >>>
Prince Albert man wins racing pigeon ruling
CBC News, 23 July 2009
A pigeon-racer in Prince Albert, Sask., says a city council ruling that now lets people keep as many as 30 birds on their property is an Read Full Story >>>
Take 10: Pigeon racers
Hannah Booth, 11 April 2009
You can spot a show pigeon a mile off: plump, silent and superior, with sleek feathers and clean pink claws. Racing pigeons, by comparison, are a bunch of bruisers: they flap around in their wire cages and Read Full Story >>>
Popping off pigeons
By Paul Terefenko
Why aren’t more squawking about the poisoning of our rock doves? Read Full Story >>>
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