I couldn't help but notice the letter you published April 28, regarding releasing doves for events. While it's true that the birds you mentioned would not survive in the wild, you did not tell the ...

LEFT: People who attended a domestic violence seminar held at the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters in Detroit on Oct. 26 take pictures of a white dove release. TOP: Several of the 100 white doves ...

DETROIT – Twenty-one white doves emerged from white wicker baskets on a recent afternoon in downtown Detroit and launched themselves into the air, drawing applause from people gathered below at an ...

When Ed Gale of Chesterfield County is asked to do a ceremonial dove release, no problem. Just don't expect doves. “If you do,” he said, “you’ll never see them again.” That might be OK with balloons .

GILLETTE, Wyo. — When someone returns home, it often can stir the emotions of the person standing on the doorstep more than the old friend or family member who just arrived. Where have you been? What ...

A new theory explains why homing pigeons are so good at navigating back to their nests--and why sometimes they are not. By Clay Dillow Published Feb 1, 2013 7:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

Homing pigeons (Columba livia) have been prized for their navigational abilities for thousands of years. They've served as messengers during war, as a means of long-distance communication, and as ...

Chicago pigeon racing fans won’t see their birds come home to roost as fast as they hoped. An ordinance to let breeders of homing pigeons keep them in lofts in Chicago was held in committee Monday.