POLSON n If you happen upon a certain flock of birds flying west of Pablo Reservoir around 6:30 in the morning, your first reaction may be, "What in the heck is wrong with them?" The answer: Nothing.

POLSON - If you happen upon a flock of birds flying west of Pablo Reservoir around 6:30 in the morning, your first reaction may be, "What in the heck is wrong with them?" The answer: Nothing. They may ...

Birmingham roller pigeons were first bred in England in the 1800's. Now the sport has its own world cup. About one third of America's 5000 breeders live in Southern California, including some former ...

It’s late on a Saturday morning in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Pacoima. Standing in his backyard, Will Stenhouse releases a group of 20 pigeons into the sky. Suddenly, half a dozen birds ...

VILLA RIDGE, Mo. -- High in the air, the pigeons dance. They fly in figure eights and turn backward somersaults. As they fall through the sky, they somersault again and again. They are spinning balls ...

Rich Pell's "This is Not An Artifact" explores the ideas and objects behind his Center for PostNatural History such as the Birmingham Roller Pigeon, which was bred to tumble backwards during flight.