First thing Bobby Wilson tells visitors is please, do not pre-judge his pigeons. "These are not rats with wings," Wilson said. "That's why I want you guys to see 'em perform." CBS News correspondent ...

Photo: Valerie Defert (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.) It’s late on a Saturday morning in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood ...

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.

Originating in Birmingham UK before spreading to the U.S, hundreds of the birds are now bred selectively for their ability to perform backwards somersaults in the air. In roller pigeons, as the sport ...

Bobby Wilson, a.k.a. Kill Kill, is a roller pigeon fancier -- has been since he was a little boy in the projects in Watts. He was walking his dog down Holmes Avenue when he first spotted the birds ...

KETCHUM — Rats with wings? Dirty birds? Calder Zarkos doesn’t like it when people refer to his pets that way. “These pigeons are cleaner than the city birds,” said the 14-year-old Ketchum boy, who has ...

Die Westerse Birmingham Rollerklub (WBR) celebrated their 40th anniversary with a roller pigeon show and auction on Saturday, May 21. The auction was well supported, despite the inclement weather.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When their pigeons start doing their thing, birds of prey see them for exactly what ...

It’s late on a Saturday morning in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Pacoima. Standing in his backyard, Will Stenhouse releases a group of 20 pigeons into the sky. Suddenly, half a dozen birds ...