Tom Jackson cradles a pigeon in his hand and releases it on the ground. But instead of blasting off into the sky, the bird rolls over backward, kicking up dust as it propels itself across the barn ...

Rick Schoening and Rich Hayes stood on frozen ground in the rolling hills near Pablo on Wednesday, watching pigeons circling overhead. The birds flew in tight formation, around and around. Then, ...

ST. LOUIS — High in the air, the pigeons dance. They fly in figure eights and turn backward somersaults. As they fall through the sky, they somersault again and again. They are spinning balls of ...

POLSON n If you happen upon a certain flock of birds flying west of Pablo Reservoir around 6:30 in the morning, your first reaction may be, "What in the heck is wrong with them?" The answer: Nothing.

Scott Rice hangs out with a bunch of high-flying rollers, but there’s little chance they’ll be a bad influence on him. The rollers are at his beck and call. He has only to whistle and they come down ...

• What: National Pigeon Association 2013 Grand National Show and Convention. • Where: Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St. • When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. • ...

Retired from U.S. Tsubaki in Holyoke, Maywald lives in the house on Greenmeadow Lane in Granby where he lived as a boy. His parents sold the home to a Chicopee couple, and he bought it back in the ...

Tom Jackson cradles a pigeon in his hand and releases it on the ground. But instead of blasting off into the sky, the bird rolls over backward, kicking up dust as it propels itself across the barn ...