Migrant bird population declines, an African perspective

Intro>>> Here is a very interesting article that talks about all the issues of racing pigeons.  He stresses three very important points. First that in his opinion pigeons navigate very badly if on release the sun is not shining.  He thinks that they need the sun to navigate by if possible. Second the wind direction…

Here is a fascinating YouTube video discussing different ways a pigeon might home. The people shown here are our heroes, who are really important people in the animal navigation world and especially in Pigeon navigation. You will find Tim Guildford at Oxford University, who believes that pigeons follow landmarks, The Wiltchokos who believe in magnetic…