Twinkle-toes - Homing Pigeon
by KJ Swan
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Twinkle-toes - Homing Pigeon
Artist
KJ Swan
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Photograph
Description
People domesticated pigeons over 5,000 years ago and continue to breed them for various purposes today. There are fancy pigeons, racing homing pigeons (as featured) and pigeons raised for meat production. Some racing homing pigeons are raised to be released at a wedding but, for various reasons, are unable to return to the roost. This increases the feral population.
Humane help is available through rescue organizations. There are plenty of non-releasable pigeons ready for adoption and online advice sources. I was surprised how many pigeon enthusiasts there are around the globe saying they make intelligent, affectionate and inquisitive companions.
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October 24th, 2020
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