Pigeon Enthusiasts

[junax422208]

Yup! Naa ko ani nga pigeon before.... Naa na diay nag organize ug dako nga pigeon racing karon? Nindot pud ni dah. Kita ko ug documentary sa Discovery Ch. Maka lingaw pud ni nga duwa.

Yes bai naa nay club diri sa cebu about racing pigeon. [MCRPA] Inter-island ang race bai. Adto e tugpo sa Naval, Calbayog, Masbate ug uban pa nga lagyo nga lugar sa pilipinas. Makalingaw jud kaau ni nga sports bai, labi na kung race day na. Hangad2x sa langit, paabot sa imo pati nga mo-uli. Naa jud ng kulba ug excited nga mobalik imo pati sa imo kiliran. Imagine lang kung unsa kalayo sa ila ge travel. Kung unsa mga kalisod ila agi-an para lang jud mobalik nimo. Walay other pet ang nakalabaw ana bai.

Aim High! Fly High!

MCRPA

[junax422208]

THE SPORT AND HOBBY OF PIGEON RACING

The thoroughbred racing pigeon is the fastest racing animal of all with the excitement and challenge of the sport of pigeon racing being enjoyed by more than two million fanciers throughout the world.
In Australia, many thousands of dedicated fanciers compete in races of distances ranging from 50 to 1200 kilometres every year.
The preparation of the pigeon race team for competition is no different than that of a football, swimming, running, cycling or any other team of athletes. The same principles of health and fitness apply to all these athletic disciplines whether they involve racing animals or human athletes. The underlying challenge of the pigeon fancier with the pigeon race team or the coach/manager of a football team is to prepare the team both physically and psychologically to compete successfully.
The only difference between the human athletic coach and the pigeon fancier is that the pigeon does not speak our language. The pigeon fancier therefore must learn to understand and communicate to the pigeon race team in many other ways and herein lies the intrigue and interest of racing pigeons.
During training and competition every athlete, including the racing pigeon is susceptible to illness. This is a failing of all elite athletes at peak fitness, because there is a fine line between the very best performance and the "break down" from illness. The challenge for the pigeon fancier is to maintain the race team in top form without "breaking down" from the illnesses that surround the pigeon in the race basket and transporter. It is the control of this fragile balancing act that sets the best fanciers from the rest.
Many pigeon fanciers chose not to compete in races and have thoroughbred pigeons for the pure joy of keeping and breeding this particularly beautiful and intelligent bird. After all, the thoroughbred pigeon must be the ultimate pet bird, because it returns for the love of the loft (it’s home) when released from any point on the compass. Is there any other pet that is capable of the same?
In this fast modern urban age when we are so divorced from nature, the keeping of pigeons is one way for both adults and children to develop a greater understanding and respect for the complexities of nature.

[junax422208]

RACING PIGEONS THE KNIGHT OF THE SKY:

"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements in life, when all we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about." - Charles Kinsley

If your looking for a sport that the family can enjoy this might be it. Racing Pigeons a sport that requires planning, and effort where all members of the family can contribute. The children in assisting with the care of the birds. The adults with the loft management and training. The loft can be modest with a few birds or as elaborate as you care to make it. The rewards are the thrills of seeing your birds return on race day after flying hours and overcoming many obstacles on their homeward journey. The down side is that some will be lost to predators or simply because they did not have what it took to make the flight. When one of yours places well those lost are soon forgotten as your family shares the joy of having one of yours up front in a race that can be a competition including thousands of birds.

[javesonroy]

...na a koy fantail baligya...700 ang isa...huga pa sya sa picture kay nagkalapok....pero puti na kaayo ron..

english Carrier nako tag 800 ang isa, pure gyud ni sya..Male..

[junax422208]

Bro kana ba naa sa picture imo ebaligya? EC Black. Naa sad kay pair dha na EC?

[junax422208]

Share ko lang mga kalapatids about pigeons:

PIGEON FACTS...

1. Most of our domesticated pigeons have a common ancestor, the Rock Dove pigeon.

2. Racing Homing Pigeons have been clocked flying 92.5 mph average speed on a 400 mile race.

3. Homing Pigeons have been known to fly 700 miles in a day.

4. Pigeons have flown in many wars, including both WWI & WWII. They have saved countless lives.

5. Pigeons achieved a 98% success rate in the missions flown in WW II, despite enemy fire, and often
with mortal injuries to themselves.

6. In the World Wars, flying pilots carried pigeons in case they had to ditch their plane, they would release the bird for help. Many pilots owe their lives to a pigeon.

7. Pigeons are still used today by the French, Swiss, Israeli, Iraqi and Chinese Armies.

8. Pigeons proved valuable in the Gulf War, as their messaging was not affected by the electronic
jamming.

9. Pigeons have been bought for as much as $132,000.00 by Louella Pigeon World in 1992. “Invincible Spirit”

10. They have been proposed to be used by the Project Sea Hunt (U.S. Coast Guard) to spot life jackets out in the open sea.

11. Noah’s Dove was most likely a homing pigeon.

12. They were used by many for communication before the telegraph was invented.

13. They were used by the Greeks more than 5,000 years ago.

14. They can and are ready to breed at the age of 5 to 6 months.

15. They can breed as old as 10 years of age, and have been helped to breed past that.

16. They are bred, raised and trained as good as Thoroughbred Horses.

17. Around the world there are about 5 races a year with Million Dollar Purses.

18. There are more than a million fanciers around the world that keep pigeons, meaning there are more than 4 million kept pigeons.

19. Both parents feed their young milk.

20. They have been known to see very well over a 26 mile distance.

21. Scientist believe they may hear wind blowing over mountains from hundreds of miles away.

22. In the late 1800 the most heroic recorded flight was from a pigeon that was released in Africa and took 55 days to get home in England. Traveling over 7,000 miles.

23. A pigeon is about 13 inches from beak to tail.

24. Unless separated, pigeons mate for life.

25. A full grown pigeon has about 10,000 feathers.

26. They have been known to live over 30 years.

27. In the 17th century, King George I of England, decreed all pigeon droppings to be property of the Crown—and the “lofts” were policed to enforce the law! (Pigeon manure was used in making gunpowder)

28. The pigeon beats its wings up to ten times per second, while maintaining a heart rate of 600 beats per minute up to 16 hours without rest.

29. The pigeon has the rare ability for a large bird to be able to fly nearly straight up.

30. Many of the city pigeons feed on grain in the country.

31. Advanced studies at the University of Montana conclude: “Pound for pound, columba livia (the pigeon) is one of the smartest, most physically adept creatures in the animal kingdom.”

32. Queen Elizabeth II races pigeons from the Royal Lofts at Sandringham.

33. Pigeons are the only bird in the world that do not have to lift their head to swallow water.

34. When the pigeon is in long flight, it reaches back and holds on to the short tail feathers with its feet in order to save energy from holding its legs up.

35. During breeding season, when there are more than a few babies on the floor, all parents will feed all babies, even if they are not their own.

36. In the mid 1800’s, the Reuters News Agency operated a live telex service using Homing Pigeons.

37. Homing Pigeons were introduced to the United States in the mid 1800’s. In the 1880’s, the first 500 mile race took place in this country.

38. The ability to hear sounds 11 octaves below middle C allow the pigeons to detect earthquakes and electrical storms.

39. The top national race, Snowbird Classic, awards a purse of $600,000.

40. The highest priced Homing Pigeon was sold for $225,000.

Thats all thank you!!!

[junax422208]

Good evening to all pigeons lovers of cebu city....

[MrCool]

To all, for more info about pigeon racing here in cebu please visit www.MCRPA.net which stands for Metro Cebu Racing Pigeon Association. thanx.

[Janroe]

Share ko lang mga kalapatids about pigeons:

PIGEON FACTS...

1. Most of our domesticated pigeons have a common ancestor, the Rock Dove pigeon.

2. Racing Homing Pigeons have been clocked flying 92.5 mph average speed on a 400 mile race.

3. Homing Pigeons have been known to fly 700 miles in a day.

4. Pigeons have flown in many wars, including both WWI & WWII. They have saved countless lives.

5. Pigeons achieved a 98% success rate in the missions flown in WW II, despite enemy fire, and often
with mortal injuries to themselves.

6. In the World Wars, flying pilots carried pigeons in case they had to ditch their plane, they would release the bird for help. Many pilots owe their lives to a pigeon.

7. Pigeons are still used today by the French, Swiss, Israeli, Iraqi and Chinese Armies.

8. Pigeons proved valuable in the Gulf War, as their messaging was not affected by the electronic
jamming.

9. Pigeons have been bought for as much as $132,000.00 by Louella Pigeon World in 1992. “Invincible Spirit”

10. They have been proposed to be used by the Project Sea Hunt (U.S. Coast Guard) to spot life jackets out in the open sea.

11. Noah’s Dove was most likely a homing pigeon.

12. They were used by many for communication before the telegraph was invented.

13. They were used by the Greeks more than 5,000 years ago.

14. They can and are ready to breed at the age of 5 to 6 months.

15. They can breed as old as 10 years of age, and have been helped to breed past that.

16. They are bred, raised and trained as good as Thoroughbred Horses.

17. Around the world there are about 5 races a year with Million Dollar Purses.

18. There are more than a million fanciers around the world that keep pigeons, meaning there are more than 4 million kept pigeons.

19. Both parents feed their young milk.

20. They have been known to see very well over a 26 mile distance.

21. Scientist believe they may hear wind blowing over mountains from hundreds of miles away.

22. In the late 1800 the most heroic recorded flight was from a pigeon that was released in Africa and took 55 days to get home in England. Traveling over 7,000 miles.

23. A pigeon is about 13 inches from beak to tail.

24. Unless separated, pigeons mate for life.

25. A full grown pigeon has about 10,000 feathers.

26. They have been known to live over 30 years.

27. In the 17th century, King George I of England, decreed all pigeon droppings to be property of the Crown—and the “lofts” were policed to enforce the law! (Pigeon manure was used in making gunpowder)

28. The pigeon beats its wings up to ten times per second, while maintaining a heart rate of 600 beats per minute up to 16 hours without rest.

29. The pigeon has the rare ability for a large bird to be able to fly nearly straight up.

30. Many of the city pigeons feed on grain in the country.

31. Advanced studies at the University of Montana conclude: “Pound for pound, columba livia (the pigeon) is one of the smartest, most physically adept creatures in the animal kingdom.”

32. Queen Elizabeth II races pigeons from the Royal Lofts at Sandringham.

33. Pigeons are the only bird in the world that do not have to lift their head to swallow water.

34. When the pigeon is in long flight, it reaches back and holds on to the short tail feathers with its feet in order to save energy from holding its legs up.

35. During breeding season, when there are more than a few babies on the floor, all parents will feed all babies, even if they are not their own.

36. In the mid 1800’s, the Reuters News Agency operated a live telex service using Homing Pigeons.

37. Homing Pigeons were introduced to the United States in the mid 1800’s. In the 1880’s, the first 500 mile race took place in this country.

38. The ability to hear sounds 11 octaves below middle C allow the pigeons to detect earthquakes and electrical storms.

39. The top national race, Snowbird Classic, awards a purse of $600,000.

40. The highest priced Homing Pigeon was sold for $225,000.

Thats all thank you!!!

WOW sir you are one full bloodied pigeon enthusiast master junax

[javesonroy]

asa man makapalit ug diamond dove dnha sa cebu..