And right up until the invention of the telegraph, in 1844, homing pigeons remained the fastest way to send messages across long distances. The birds can fly for 1,000 miles in one race and can ...

Shooting a series on the age-old sport of fancying – otherwise known as breeding and racing pigeons – had been on the cards for the photographer ... I remember my adrenaline going crazy, not knowing ...

They are now taking up the challenge of pigeon racing, releasing their specially-trained homing pigeons, which fly off into the distance and later return home for glory. Keelie Wright is now a ...

Bilal’s racing pigeons live in a custom-built loft in his backyard. He spends 30-45 minutes daily taking care of them. Bilal's first loft when he started raising racing pigeons in 2014.