This is a story from the beginning when the Eagleson Busschaerts began to shine in Ireland right up to the current pigeons raced in the present day.

Belgium’s once-pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set off alarm ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium's once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable ...

One particularly audacious theft last week saw pigeons valued at an incredible €100,000 (£85,000) snatched from a loft, adding fuel to the fire of what has become an ongoing crime wave. No arrests ...

It's dubbed Lay Low Lofts after “Lay Low,” a song by the rock band My Morning Jacket, which was formed in Louisville. “We’re all big My Morning Jacket fans,” Lengyel exclaimed.

In one loft, an estimated 100,000 euros ($102,900) worth of pigeons were stolen last week. Overall, no arrests have been made. Prices per bird, said Bodengien, “can vary from 1,000 to 100,000 ...

RANST, Belgium — Belgium’s once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors set ...

(AP Video/Mark Carlson) Two pigeons play in their loft in Ranst, Belgium, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Pigeon breeder champion Frans Bungeneers speaks in front of his pigeon lofts ...

In one loft, an estimated 100,000 euros ($102,900) worth of pigeons were stolen last week. Overall, no arrests have been made. Prices per bird, said Bodengien, “can vary from 1,000 to 100,000 ...

RANST, Belgium (AP) — Belgium’s once pastoral pastime of pigeon racing has come to this: Drones swoop over lofts where valuable birds are housed to look for security weaknesses, laser sensors ...