Etiket: pigeons
A strange virus turns pigeons into ‘zombies’
A virus as little known to public opinion as devastating devastates the pigeons and the rest of birds in the United Kingdom, transforming them into a kind of zombies, with…
Feeding city pigeons is an expensive joke: Assen hands out fines
In recent weeks, people have been regularly warned verbally by enforcers of the municipality if they did feed pigeons despite the ban. But that will come to an end from…
Hats stuck on pigeons: ‘Animal cruelty is never funny’ | Inland
Employees of the foundation went on the spot after they saw a video of a pigeon in a pink hat on Instagram. The pigeon was quickly found. “Strings of glue…
Jelle has all his pigeons back after a storm-ravaged flight: ‘Don’t understand that they were released’
It took longer than usual, but pigeon keeper Jelle Jellema from Nijverdal has all his fourteen racing pigeons back. Not all participants can say that. Hundreds of pigeons are still…
Veenhuizer pigeon fancier: ‘Missing pigeons can still come back’
The fear of many pigeon fanciers came true last weekend, when about 20,000 pigeons went missing during heavy weather in the south of France. Jan Gerrit Wiering from Veenhuizen also…
Frans’ top pigeons have been lost after a thunderstorm: ‘Went completely wrong’
A disaster flight. That has become the race from Narbonne in France, which 26,000 pigeons started at the end of last week. Due to a thunderstorm, the pigeons lost their…
20,000 pigeons missing after international competition in France | Abroad
The Belgian Pigeon Federation met in emergency session on Monday afternoon. “It is a catastrophe,” says Jef Cuypers of the Belgian Pigeon Federation. He points the finger at the organization…
The Narbonne pigeon drama: 20,000 pigeons missing: “We can speak of a disaster flight” | animals
Drama in the pigeon world: a flight from Narbonne in France went completely wrong this weekend. Of the 26,000 released pigeons, only 5,000 have returned, the others have completely lost…
West Flemish pigeons also missing after disaster flight from the south of France
West Flemish pigeons also missing after disaster flight from the south of France This may have to do with the bad weather. A serious mistake by the organization, says the…
bird of prey Rufus keeps Center Court free of pigeons (and pigeon droppings)
Desert Buzzard Rufus watches over Wimbledon. Every morning he is released above the courts to keep the tennis park pigeon (poo) free.Image ANP / EPA Pigeon poo on Center Court;…