| 单词 | homing pigeon |
| 例句 | So when Molly left the building that day through what she hadn’t even realized was a theft-detection gate, a loud, insistent beeping brought the head librarian, Susan LeBlanc, swooping over like a homing pigeon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Would the chicken come home automatically at nightfall, like a homing pigeon or one of those movie dogs that walked a thousand miles by secret radar? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The homing pigeons are part of the business White Doves of Iowa, which is owned by Travis Burleson and his wife, Patsy. Pigeons to perform at Yankee Doodle Pops 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z In the artist Duke Riley’s project “Fly by Night,” he sets two thousand homing pigeons, outfitted with L.E.D. lights, into motion. In Brooklyn, Pigeons Light Up the Sky 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z “We have our chickens and peacocks and homing pigeons and geese and donkeys and what else do we have? That’s what we know about,” she said. Martha Stewart, Blissed Out on CBD, Is Doing Just Fine 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver mounts interactive exhibits such as "Thinking About Flying", which gave visitors homing pigeons to take home and release. Denver, Colorado: city of mile-high delights 2013-07-19T23:10:00Z She brings it back to her house, where in the morning it starts eating the “messages of love” that the wedding party attached to Nora’s homing pigeons. ‘The Leftovers’ Series Finale Recap: Over There 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z On quiet afternoons, flocks of homing pigeons, whistles tied to their tails, filled the skies with a plaintive whirr. The Widow of a Nobel-Winning Chinese Dissident Rebuilds Her Career as an Artist 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z He pens a message and attaches it to a homing pigeon that takes off to Tbilisi. Recounting a Life of Disobedience 2010-05-21T11:30:00Z Mr. Carpenter also created more ephemeral pieces using film; in one instance, images of homing pigeons were projected onto a cage full of pigeons. James Carpenter?s Architectural Adventures in Glass 2010-08-01T02:00:00Z England began to become aware of the pleasures of coffee, of the usefulness of oil, and of the advantages to rapid communication offered by homing pigeons. The Trade Secret by Robert Newman – review 2013-06-07T17:35:01Z From show dogs to homing pigeons, from roving turkeys to restless ducks, Orleans’s essays celebrate the full spectrum of the animal kingdom with an eye toward the pathos of all creatures great and small. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The artist Duke Riley sets two thousand homing pigeons, outfitted with L.E.D. lights, into motion. The Best New Yorker Videos of 2016 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z The species joins a small but growing list of animals—including elephants, prairie dogs, and homing pigeons—that make use of such “infrasounds.” ‘Voice of the sea’ may help albatrosses catch the perfect wind 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z They are now taking up the challenge of pigeon racing, releasing their specially-trained homing pigeons, which fly off into the distance and later return home for glory. Pigeon racing: The young fanciers keeping the sport alive 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Local media reports that the feud was related to homing pigeons and an illegal vegetable garden. Portugal: Four dead after suspected pigeon racer dispute 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Musk said he was commenting on the homing pigeons the soldier carried, comparing them to the “bird” that is Twitter. Column: Thanks to Elon Musk's weekend of crazy, Twitter's in flames for election day 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z He and Bert never seemed to get along, and our theory was that Ernie was a trained homing pigeon and had probably homed back to wherever he was born. Keeping pet pigeons is a lesson in learning to let go 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z But it provides new confirmation of homing pigeons’ remarkable memory, he says: “It closes the distance a little bit between our egocentric sense of human cognitive abilities and what animals can do.” Homing Pigeons Remember Routes for Years 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z In Britain, scientists used a robotic falcon to “attack” a flock of homing pigeons and observe the birds’ response. How to Scare an Invasive Fish? A Menacing Robot Predator. 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The differences between mules and donkeys are illuminated here, as are the decline and fall of pack animals in the armed forces and the poignancy of a young girl's devotion to her homing pigeons. Human Machinations around Animals, the Joy of Nature’s Eccentricities, and Other New Books 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Forty years ago, when ethologist Floriano Papi proposed that homing pigeons find their way back to a roost by sniffing out its chemical signature, his colleagues scoffed at the idea. Textbooks say most birds can't smell. Scientists are proving them wrong 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z The U.S. military even used homing pigeons for communication and reconnaissance purposes in World War I and World War II. Nebraska man says pigeon racing ‘gets in your blood’ 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z They are extremely fast flyers — the source of their one bit of fame, performing as racing or homing pigeons, discussed below — and, being community-minded, they like to hang in flocks. We humans have dumped on the poor pigeon for too long; it’s high time to admire this fascinating, fast, quirky bird 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z To find out how bird brains support these mental talents, Stacho and his colleagues examined microscopic slices of three homing pigeon brains using 3D polarized light imaging. Newfound brain structure explains why some birds are so smart—and maybe even self-aware 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z The “homing pigeon” instinct that served him as a pilot was beginning to deteriorate. Canada debates offering physician-assisted death to patients who aren’t terminally ill 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Bombara said a barn on the property, where there are still perches from when a Wadsworth kept homing pigeons there, and a tool shed are equally important. ‘It’s sad, very, very sad.’ After 350 years and 11 generations, family is auctioning its farmhouse 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The demand for homing pigeons slowly dwindled as technology continued to develop over each and every decade, but the interest in pigeon racing never seemed to die. Nebraska man says pigeon racing ‘gets in your blood’ 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z He also said she used to keep homing pigeons and pet rats and travelled to the remote Faroe Islands to prevent whaling. Government officials, doctors among Ethiopian crash victims 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The common pigeon is known for its location awareness - the famous homing pigeon used to carry war-time messages is a variant of the species. Spanish city relocates 5,000 pigeons 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z The birds, a mixture of roller and homing pigeons equipped with a natural GPS and survival sense, always came back. Pigeons carry southern Indiana man’s legacy 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z White doves used in such releases are actually homing pigeons, and this one was on its way home — to Haselrig’s house about a dozen miles away. Where do doves released at weddings go? They can live happily ever after. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The city banned homing pigeons in residential areas in 2004 after complaints from residents. Alderman wants Chicago to end ban on pigeon racing 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z He was so inspired in the beginning that he raised homing pigeons - those bred for their ability to find their way home over long distances - when he was a kid. 91-year-old Wisconsin man fulfills skydiving dream 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z A Phoenix fire department spokesperson said 80 homing pigeons died due to exposure. 80 messenger pigeons die in house fire 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Mr Brewer trained homing pigeons and in 1940 placed his prized bird, Mary, at the disposal of the service. War hero pigeon to get blue plaque 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z But this is the beauty of homing pigeons — they do not need to be collected. Where do doves released at weddings go? They can live happily ever after. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Monson was an avid fisherman who also raised homing pigeons, specifically, roller pigeons who twirled as they flew. Mormon leader Thomas Monson dies aged 90 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Throughout his life, Mr. Monson was an avid fisherman who also raised homing pigeons. Thomas S. Monson, President of the Mormon Church, Dies at 90 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Throughout his life, Monson was an avid fisherman who also raised homing pigeons, specifically, roller pigeons who twirled as they flew. Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Some were trained as homing pigeons and the birds even have a history of war service as message carriers. In Las Vegas, where it seems most everything is legal, there is a new law: don't feed the pigeons 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Not every pigeon is a homing pigeon, however. Where do doves released at weddings go? They can live happily ever after. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z In fact, homing pigeons remained a prevalent form of communicating, especially over long distances, until 1844, when Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. 'Game of Thrones’ Ravens Are Based On These Real-Life Birds 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z US biologists used homing pigeons to test the potential impacts of oil spills on birds' flight. Exposure to oil sends birds off course - BBC News 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Generations of Poles flocked like homing pigeons to the dark and jagged peaks of the Tatra Mountains, which rise on Poland’s southern border with Slovakia. Climbers Plan to Scale Deadly K2 Peak in Winter 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z McCarthy got a good look at the bird as it flapped over the cubicles and said it looked to be the same size as a homing pigeon, only prettier. Pigeon related to dodo found on Australian mainland for first time 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z In Kawauchi’s account, these birds were homing pigeons rendered distraught by the devastation below, circling restlessly, uncertain where to land. Pictures in the Aftermath 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The first known homing pigeons were used in ancient civilizations in Egypt, Greek and Rome, according to Hugh Gladstone’s 1919 treatise Birds and the War. 'Game of Thrones’ Ravens Are Based On These Real-Life Birds 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Instead, he felt pulled in that direction, like a homing pigeon. Into the woods: how one man survived alone in the wilderness for 27 years | Michael Finkel 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z But with homing pigeons, the answer is that they find their way home anyway. Pigeons Resist Misguided Leaders 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z The North Platte Flyers homing pigeon club is in the midst of the final “old” birds race of the season. Pigeon racing club seeking new flyers 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Around us, gently cooing, sit his prized birds that performed in his free Fly By Night show, which saw 2,000 homing pigeons carrying lightweight LED lights sent into the night sky. Duke Riley: the pigeon fancier whose 'avian ballet' enchanted New York 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Freeman said there is no comparison between his homing pigeons and the downtown flock of wild birds. North Platte man trains homing pigeons for racing 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z In 1981, as a Ph.D. student at Princeton University, he proposed that magnetite, a naturally occurring oxide of iron that he had found in honeybees and homing pigeons, was the basis of the biocompass. How Do Animals Keep from Getting Lost? 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z The balloons often carried important people west, as well as homing pigeons which would return messages back to Paris. Letter flown out of Paris in balloon found in Australia - BBC News 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z These homing pigeons are just a part of Sam Newville’s hobby: falconry. Not your average hobby 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Some homing pigeons tend to show a little more personality, Nichols said. Missouri grandfather, grandsons share homing pigeon hobby 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z When his homing pigeons are airborne, he waits for them to circle the trees above his Long Leaf Hills backyard. Wilmington man’s love of homing pigeons goes back years 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Throughout the two-thousands, researchers pointed to the presence of iron particles in the olfactory cells of rainbow trout, the brains of mole rats, and the upper beaks of homing pigeons. How Do Animals Keep from Getting Lost? 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Magnetite, a form of iron oxide, has been found in the beak cells of homing pigeons. Discovery of long-sought biological compass claimed 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Then, along with rival fanciers’ pigeons, they are all released at the same time and the first homing pigeon who goes home again, wins. EXCHANGE: Fans find fulfillment in pigeon racing 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z The Grammarist blog says that “Home in means to direct to a target,” and that the phrase derives from the use of homing pigeons. Today in Politics 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Ultimately, the council directed staff to return with a zoning amendment prohibiting homing pigeons inside the city limits. Wilmington man’s love of homing pigeons goes back years 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Mike Tyson slips off his black leather jacket and takes a white homing pigeon from Luthor Nelson's hands. Fancy feathers rule at pigeon fans' competition 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z In doing her research, she learned about homing pigeons, too. History of flight in Texas comes to life 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Now, however, the hawks are thriving and training their sights on homing pigeons. EXCHANGE: Fans find fulfillment in pigeon racing 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z Hagstrum recently did some analysis of Keeton’s work to show that homing pigeons use infrasound to help them navigate, says Frank Moore, a bird migration expert at the University of Southern Mississippi. Songbirds May Avoid Storms by Hearing Them Coming, Hundreds of Miles Away Baldwin is one of the only - if not the only - Wilmington residents who fly homing pigeons, also known as racing or carrier pigeons. Wilmington man’s love of homing pigeons goes back years 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z “They are the compass of homing pigeons,” said Jamie, and then immediately contradicted himself by saying that what birds used was smaller and more subtle. Trials : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z Hers were just some of the homing pigeons that played a little known role during the war - one which provided real intelligence and also directly saved lives. Spy pigeon secrets of ex-head of MI5 2013-12-27T00:16:59Z Roller pigeons don’t really compete for popularity with other hobbies such as homing pigeons, which tend to attract higher-income enthusiasts, Macauley says. Breeding 'Roller' Pigeons Keeps L.A.'s Toughest Out of Trouble 2013-09-01T21:35:28Z That's the message of new research on group navigation in homing pigeons. Minions on the Ground May Be Leaders in the Sky 2013-07-22T20:00:00Z He is a member of a group of homing pigeon fanciers in Southeastern North Carolina named Flying For Fun. Wilmington man’s love of homing pigeons goes back years 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Described as a "Victorian era head-to-head arcade battle for tablets", this two-player game sees your dapper duellists hurling knives, bombs and even homing pigeons at one another in a fight to the death. 20 best Android apps this week 2013-07-22T14:52:38Z Raising carrier pigeons, also called homing pigeons, is a popular hobby among Chinese. Chinese pigeon group stops races amid bird flu 2013-04-09T11:31:04Z It also found that street pigeons are genetically similar to racing homing pigeons, which frequently escape into the wild. Pigeon DNA Shown to Support Darwin's Work 2013-02-04T16:15:00.250Z But some other researchers said the theory was controversial and there was much debate over how homing pigeons navigate so efficiently. Pigeon 'Bermuda Triangle' solved 2013-01-31T01:11:42Z Earlier this year, city staff prepared a draft policy establishing a permitting process for homing pigeons. Wilmington man’s love of homing pigeons goes back years 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Hagstrum hypothesized that birds create maps with these unique acoustics, and he returned to homing pigeons to test the idea. 'Sound Maps' May Help Pigeons Navigate 2013-01-30T23:00:00Z To his mind Henry Falkins must know, if he had heard of the pardon, that, straight as a homing pigeon, Newt would come to him for reprisal. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Like the homing pigeon, Tom seemed to have some sort of instinct that, under all circumstances, allowed him to face toward home when he wanted to turn that way. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z The sun azimuth compass: one factor in the orientation of homing pigeons. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z The boys spend the summer fishing and swimming off the dock and tending to the flock of homing pigeons in the coop keep on the houseboat’s roof. City Room: On New York's Low Seas: Day 1 2011-08-08T21:43:05Z They hastened like homing pigeons which do not look behind. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z One of the few links between his tumultuous past and his more tranquil present are his homing pigeons. Magazine Preview: The Suburbanization of Mike Tyson 2011-03-16T19:52:52Z To investigate this further, the scientists plugged either the left or the right nostril of homing pigeons raised just outside Pisa. How pigeons sniff their way home 2011-01-27T10:30:37Z And she heaved an enormous sigh and seemed to leave her body and fly out like a homing pigeon. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Here I came flying back to our old quarters like—like a homing pigeon, only to find my place taken by that cross-looking thing. Briarwood Girls 2011-01-11T03:00:30.337Z Our friend also had a surprise for us in some homing pigeons of rare excellence, of which he was specially proud. A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 They hastened like the homing pigeons, which do not look behind. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Because, once established there, he had sought, as a homing pigeon its cotes, to find Ada. Command They come to me like homing pigeons and I do my best to get them placed. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z From the companionway to the bridge, his course was as swift and sure as a homing pigeon's. The Portal of Dreams How he found Melford, I cannot know; but he found it as a homing pigeon finds its loft. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 He told of their further search for the mysterious man who had set the homing pigeon free after attaching the secret message to it. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret If you sell it for as much as you paid for it, back it comes to you again like a homing pigeon. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) They was like homing pigeons, with only the instinct to go home and, yet, most of them had no homes to go to. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. Texas Narratives, Part 2 She had brought two thousand pounds’ worth of trade, straight as a homing pigeon, to the place where it was most required. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) To an observer below they would have resembled two homing pigeons flying rather close together and maintaining their positions with a singleness of mind and purpose. Aces Up Jack was thinking just at that moment of the other message his companion and he had found attached to the homing pigeon. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret No matter where he had been, or what desperate errand took him once more into the hills, he had headed for their ranch like a homing pigeon that longs to join its mates. Wunpost I then tried homing pigeons, but before I had scarcely given the little aerial messengers a fair test I had thought of a dozen other things that seemed preferable. Confessions of a Neurasthenic The FW's dropped in behind, unable to head him off, but the Me's came on like falcons trapping a homing pigeon. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin These are homing pigeons, and they fly back to their homes in every part of Spain, carrying the message that the harvest is about to begin. Getting to know Spain "Yes, and then the finding of another homing pigeon," added Jack. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret First, we feel it stirring within us, a sweet unrest; then back come the recollections one by one, like homing pigeons. The Wind in the Willows Like a homing pigeon the canoe circled to take its bearings once, then glided away due south. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories With day, like homing pigeons, they had returned to the camp. The Pools of Silence Descriptions of the habits of one or more well-known varieties—pouters, fantails, homing pigeons, etc. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Yes," Tom went on to say, "because a homing pigeon on being released will rise to a certain height and take its bearings. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret At the Town-Hall an address was received and at the the same time twelve hundred homing pigeons were liberated to carry news of the Royal arrival to all parts of the State. The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V I leaned my cheek against the bars and set free my thoughts, which flew, as swift as homing pigeons, to my dear love in his dungeon cell. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine They could distinguish one type of mud from another deep beneath the surface, and could carry a dredge-tube down to a lode of the blue-gray muck with the unfailing accuracy of a homing pigeon. The Native Soil There is a wonderful type of woman, however, who goes as straight to the man she loves as a homing pigeon to its loft. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' Jack had a sudden recollection of a correspondingly minute slip of paper which he and Tom had found hidden in that little receptacle attached to the leg of the homing pigeon the latter had shot. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret And always, whether he walked in reason or in delirium, his course held eastward, straight as a homing pigeon for its loft. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain It looked just like a homing pigeon seeking an altitude, from which it could find its bearings, before starting in a bee line for its loft far away. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck "It must have been one of his homing pigeons!" he exclaimed; "perhaps the one that he expected to bring him news from up-river way, about the girl in the hospital!" Chums in Dixie or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat We have only to think of the achievements of homing pigeons to know that this cannot be true. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told Of course there were pigeons in that cage, homing pigeons at that, like the one Tom had shot! Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret Perhaps the strangest of these gifts had been a pair of homing pigeons, which had thrived and multiplied under the care of Add-'em-up Sam. Where the Sun Swings North For a moment it floated round in a circle like some homing pigeon trying to find its bearings before starting on a return journey. A Chinese Wonder Book The upper part he had made into a pretty fine loft for his fancy homing pigeons. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight How all her thoughts, like homing pigeons, had the one goal! The Land of Promise You'll remember about that message we found in the capsule on the leg of the homing pigeon. Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret Back into the cage, like a homing pigeon! The Adventures of Kathlyn When he came about so that the sun was warming his right shoulder, he flew straight for the Rolling R ranch, like a homing pigeon at sunset. Skyrider Tomorrow I'll put heavy wire netting over the window, that will insure the safety of my pet Belgian hares, and my homing pigeons. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight Among other measures which have been taken has been the registration, by order of the Secretary of State made under the Defense of the Realm act, of all persons keeping carrier or homing pigeons. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 In some homing pigeon races, the birds have made speed records of over a mile a minute for many hours and have flown over a thousand miles. Outdoor Sports and Games Straight as a homing pigeon he went to his goal. A Man's Woman "He sends and receives messages from the roof of his house in Thirty-seventh Street by homing pigeons!" The Diamond Master And so the young man had gone to his father, straight as a homing pigeon. Queed Hugh had finished breakfast on Sunday morning, and was out looking after a few pets he had in the way of Belgian hares and homing pigeons, when he heard his mother calling him. The Chums of Scranton High at Ice Hockey If a well-bred homing pigeon fails to return to his home loft it is almost a certainty that he is either forcibly detained or that he has been killed by hunters or hawks. Outdoor Sports and Games All the while he was roaring on, his machine seemingly feeling like a homing pigeon. The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps A shell must fall somewhere, and by the law of averages occasionally lights straight as a homing pigeon on the one spot where it can wreck most. France at War On the Frontier of Civilization Two days afterwards the first practical trial was made with homing pigeons, with the idea of using them in connection with balloons for the establishment of an officially sanctioned post. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation As for thee, thou hast gone straight to thy cot like a homing pigeon; through that archway, lad, lies thy journey’s end.” Gathering of Brother Hilarius If you sell it for as much as you paid for it, back it comes to you again like a homing pigeon. Island Nights' Entertainments Twice he tossed it lightly and twice it flew over the heads of the circle and back like a homing pigeon as he lightly caught it. The Trail Book The biplane tipped dangerously, righted itself and sped like a homing pigeon in the direction of the German lines. I Spy Why, lad," Paolo went on kindly, touched by the boy's dejection, "if you want Chico to be a real homing pigeon, you must expect him to run some risks. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon And Ginger, beaming happily, swooped on Sally's table like a homing pigeon. The Adventures of Sally The homing pigeon or the migrating bird goes straight through many degrees of latitude, and across all sorts of weather, to the place whence it came. Expositions of Holy Scripture "Yes," observed Frank, "we're homing pigeons now, if any kind of bird." The Aeroplane Boys on the Wing Aeroplane Chums in the Tropics Repeatedly his pursuers headed him off, but he rushed past them, seemingly possessed by the blind sense of direction that guides the homing pigeon or the salmon in its springtime run. Going Some There's no doubt but that Venice has outdone herself, and it was a master stroke to make such use of homing pigeons. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon The official long-distance record for a homing pigeon is 1689.44 miles, held by an American bird. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations The homing pigeon, released, walked nervously out over the wet leaves on the forest floor, and, at a slight motion from the girl, rose into flight. In Secret Because of the tremendous trees he could not see the sun; yet with the instinct of the woodsman, an instinct as infallible as that of a homing pigeon, he was not puzzled as to direction. The Valley of the Giants Juliet went into her open arms as straight as a homing pigeon to its nest. Old Rose and Silver One corner was devoted to the homing pigeons, and here Andrea discovered Chico in the same cage with some highly trained racers from Belgium. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon The direction instinct of the homing pigeon is marvelous, but we know that that instinct does not leap full- fledged from the nest. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations You can stop that curse on its way and send it back like a homing pigeon, can't you? God's Good Man With a strange abruptness, with a flight that was instinctive as that of a homing pigeon, Hermione's mind went to that book as to a book of revelation. A Spirit in Prison And the girl who had refused the help of all who loved her, like a homing pigeon walked straight into the outstretched arms. The Lost Road Do they call it instinct that so unerringly guides the flight of the homing pigeon? Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon Free, like a homing pigeon, he headed blindly and directly for the beach and the salt sea over which had floated the Arangi, on her deck Skipper in command. Jerry of the Islands She had brought two thousand pounds' worth of trade, straight as a homing pigeon, to the place where it was most required. The Wrecker My boy, this well-trained homing pigeon will, indeed, be valuable to the War Department. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon We have a valuable addition to our air messengers in the shape of this well-trained homing pigeon. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon "Please, signore," Andrea faltered, as he took from his coat the precious bird, "please, I have a homing pigeon—" At once the officer became alert. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon As he spoke, he laid his hand on Andrea's shoulder: "My boy, there is no greater hero in the wards of this hospital than this faithful homing pigeon!" Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon |
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