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magpieblr · 10 months

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hi tumblr. heres a racing pigeon that decided to visit me last week. hes very silly. i named him greg for my friend. yeah. i love greg.

sorry this isnt a magpie/corvid...

#greg #greg is so cool #i love my pigeon friend greg #birds #birdblr #birdposting #pigeon #racerpigeon #racingpigeon #racing pigeons #autism #special interest

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2022dirt · 23 days

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Colored racing pigeons from the Murcia region of Spain.

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fabricdragondesigns · 3 months

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please do forgive my awkward handling... trust me the pigeons know my hands dont work really well and take advantage of it daily to keep from getting vaccines or medicine or even just looked at.... yeah, anyway i have pigeons. the one shown on the perch? thats Toby. i just got a red (brown) pigeon from a person whose loft name is Vega, so of COURSE i named the pigeon Starfire (Teen Titan's Starfire is from the Vega system) anyway, my tentaive Loft name is Dragon's Dovecote from my normal business and user name "fabricdragon" plus a dovecote is a old term for where the pigeons roosted...

#pigeon #homing pigeons #racing pigeons #pets

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daveatkinson · 6 months

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Benji coming to say hello.

#pigeons #pigeon #racing homers #life #birds #racing pigeons #every day

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for-valour · 8 months

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Bertie, when still The Duke of York, examining pigeons at the The Old Comrades Pigeon Show, Doncaster, 1926.

The King And His Pigeons!

The Royal Pigeon Lofts at Sandringham were founded in 1886, when King Edward VII was still Prince of Wales. The first racing pigeons were a gift from King Leopold, and within a few years they were getting good results in various competitions and shows. In 1893, King George V (then the Duke of York), expressed a wish to start his own racing pigeon loft, with one of his pigeons successfully winning a national race from Lerwick, in Shetland.

King George V and Queen Mary, standing with Mr. J. Walter Jones, who is in charge of the Sandringham pigeons.

It was natural, then, that some of George's children would also follow this passion - most notably his second son, Prince Albert, later to become King George VI. Bertie visited The Old Comrades Pigeon Show where over a thousand of the best racing birds in the country were exhibited, raising a large sum of money for Royal London Hospital. This was also significant as it was the first time that Royalty had ever honoured a pigeon function!

Another angle with Bertie examining pigeons at the The Old Comrades Pigeon Show. The handler is Lt. Col. A H Osman.

Photo 1: King George VI and family with Mr. J. Walter Jones at the Royal Lofts, 1937. Photo 2: The Duke and Duchess of York releasing pigeons with messages for King George V, 1935.

The Sandringham pigeons were bred and trained for endurance and long-distance flying. This proved extremely useful during World War 2, when pigeons were used by The Army, The RAF, and the Civil Defence Services to transport messages.

Photo 1: Royal Blue wearing its Dickin Medal, held by Cpl Randall RAF. How cute! Photo 2: Royal Blue's medal on display (photo credit: Joseph Krol).

'Royal Blue', bred by King George VI, became the first pigeon to deliver a message from a forced-landed aircraft from the European mainland on October 10, 1940. For this, the clever and brave bird received The Dickin Medal for Gallantry!

Sources: The RPRA, Doncaster Pigeon Show, National Flying Club, The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.

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purple-pigeon-art · 1 year

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Its a good day to take a bath outside

#pigeon #pigeons #birb #birblr #birds #animal #animals #dove #homing pigeons #racing pigeons #pet pigeon #pet

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leefernsphotos · 1 month

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This bird has decided to adopt us as their new family. It arrives early in the morning and stays until just before sunset before it flies back to where ever it came from.

#bird photography #birdwatching #birds #racing pigeons

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all-things-equine · 4 months

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There's some beautiful birds there!

#racing pigeons #pigeons #moulting #pretty birds #Youtube

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macmacleod · 6 months

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→Doing a pigeon flash←

#racing pigeons #homing pigeons

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tenth-sentence · 11 months

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He set the pigeons free.

"Weaveworld" - Clive Barker

#book quote #weaveworld #clive barker #pigeons #birds #racing birds #racing pigeons #freedom #set loose #set free

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sitting-on-me-bum · 3 months

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Indian fantail

In ‘Fancy Pigeons,’ Brendan Burden Captures the Flair of Underappreciated Birds

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Left: Show homer pigeon. Right: Racing pigeon

#brendan burden #photographer #indian fantail #pigeon #bird photography #nature #moden #show homer pigeon #racing pigeon

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tinylongwing · 7 months

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Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeons for @danidoesathing! I had to do a pair, they're both so beautiful. Thanks for donating to the Waymaker race! I'm floored by all the support going on internet-wide this year!

#cinnamon-headed green-pigeon #pigeons #waymaker race #birbs #borbs #birdblr #bird art #wildlife illustration #hispanic heritage month #immigration #artists on tumblr

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fabricdragondesigns · 6 months

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