Pigeons CAN fly during the night
December 2nd, 2009 • Racing • 793 viewsMr. Iustin Ciubotariu sent me the picture of one of his long distance pigeons that returned from a 800 Km race during the night, at 1:20 A.M. !
“The Nightflier” is a pigeon born in 2006.
The fancier often found him at the loft in the morning, after long distance races. He thought the pigeon was flying during the night but couldn’t be sure. After he switched from the mechanic to the electronic timing system, he finally proved that the pigeon was flying during the night. Coming home from a 800 KM race, the fancier heard the clock beeping at 1:20 A.M. and found the pigeon in the loft.
So, there are pigeons that can and DO fly during the night. Not many of them do that, however, and I don’t know if this quality can be passed from parents to youngsters. I guess it also depends on weather, but still, any kind of night is still very dark for a bird that is not a cat after all. :)
20-01-2010
Fesek:
Intriguing.
15-04-2010
eric:
any youngsters from him yet? are you going to bred him to few different females and see if that quality can be passed on, what a superior bird that would be!
12-06-2010
hamed hejazi:
im hamed from iran
i have good birds and i librations 1000 km and by 10 pigeons 8 pigeons cam back to their home. i think this bird can comeback 1000 km
2-08-2010
Richzilla:
My name is Richard Im from the philippines and just started to get fond of watching pigeons race…im a beginner so, i need some advice what kind of birds should i buy and where do i get this ones?
1-09-2010
kreisoka:
i’m krei from the philippines.. that bird is amazing.. i agree that there are of those kind.. he’s lucky he had one..