13, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Pigeon breeder champion Frans Bungeneers speaks in front of his pigeon lofts in Ranst, Belgium, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Pigeons perch inside ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium’s once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set ...

RANST, Belgium (AP) — Belgium’s once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors ...

The pigeons were trained to fly between the island and a pigeon loft in Auckland, where the messages would be collected. Small canisters containing written notes were attached to the pigeons’ legs.

There I was, somewhere in between with my premium perks at The Loft, a new exclusive seating experience inside Thompson-Boling Arena now available for concerts and other events outside the ...

This winter season is “extreme,” Pascal Bodengien, the head of the Belgian Pigeon Racing Federation, said. "Not a week goes by without a theft somewhere.” In one loft, an estimated $102,900 ...

Two pigeons play in their loft in Ranst, Belgium, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) ...

In one loft, an estimated 100,000 euros ($102,900) worth of pigeons were stolen last week. Overall, no arrests have been made. Prices per bird, said Bodengien, “can vary from 1,000 to 100,000 ...