I have always been fascinated by the attacks of the birds of pray on pigeons. Every new attack remains in your memory for years, some of them forever. The adrenaline of those moments is incredible and when the bird tricks the raptor and survives it gives you a great satisfaction.

In this article I will collect movies with peregrine falcons and hawks attacking pigeons – only the best of them. If you know such a movie missing from this collection, please let me know about it!
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I’ve just seen a wonderful method for basketing pigeons for the club or training. If you don’t use this yet (and I’m afraid you don’t) you should adjust your loft immediately. I was jumping allover the loft after my pigeons like crazy. Many fanciers catch their pigeons this way, squeezing them in the loft walls, catching them on the legs, breaking tails and feathers and all that. These will look simply ridiculous after seeing this movie.
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Electro pop band Dansette Junior from United Kingdom used pigeons for their videoclip of PARANOID. Wonderful work guys!

Dutch fancier Jan Aarden created an impressive strain of marathon racing pigeons.

Jan was born in Oosterhout in 1893 and as a kid he was fascinated by animals and racing pigeons in particular. Since Jan Aarden started to love the racing pigeons, he asked his father and mother dailly to build a pigeon loft at home. When they finally agreed, he was very happy even if the loft was small.
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In this movie John says he used the CDs and DVDs successfully in keeping the hawks away from the loft. Did you try this method? Did it work for you?
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Question: Hi, I am a beginner, I’ve just bought a few pairs of racing pigeons and provided them a nice loft with food, perches, nest boxes and everything they need. When I enter the loft, the birds fly allover the place, they hit the walls and the floor and hurt themselves, they are extremely scared. What can I do for them to accept me and stop being afraid?
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Here are some wonderful pictures of pigeons on skyscrapers.
Click on the thumbnails for the larger versions of the pictures.

This article is a growing collection of racing pigeons lofts, presenting exteriors and aviaries. Please feel free to suggest new lofts to add here. Owner of each loft is listed below the pictures. I hope you will feel inspired by them.

Johan Ceulemans
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Following his best-selling “Secrets of Champions”, Jim Jenner helps you learn more from some of the pigeon sports most consistent winners. Filmed in Belgium, Holland, Ireland and England this DVD features Dutch Champion Ad Schaerlaeckens, Irish Champions Ronnie Williamson & Gregg Brothers, English Champions Frank Tasker & Geoff Kirkland & More.
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A lot of fanciers recommend honey for the pigeons before the races or after them, to speed recovery. It not only contains sugars with slow release for a prolonged supply of energy but it also has antioxidants and antimicrobial properties.

In some hospitals doctors even use honey to heal wounds. It is said that the darker honey has more powerful antioxidant properties.
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