When I was asked to speak again this year for the St. Francis-inspired sermon of animals, my first thought was, “What if I said...

#astonishment #doverelease #homingpigeons #ceremony #whitedoves #beauty #awareness #education #mindfulness #thetenthousandthings

What happens when everything freezes shut? Good morning! Sunrise… #homingpigeons #winter #lofts #ice #weather #doves

Sunrise in the studio… #Montana #morning #sunrise #winter

What cuties!

What does it say when you modify a LEGO house kit to include a rooftop loft complete with perches, breeding boxes, landing boards, scrub...

Came out to close in the birds and found myself standing in the dark below the great horned owl perched up on the chicken coop. She was...

Wonder how homing pigeons get home? Me too! But here’s what’s known so far. Aren’t they the coolest? How they do it… #homing #migration

And some will be flying for you. #breeding #loft #whitedoves

#homingpigeons #winter #Smetana #whitedoves #breeding #loft #doves

A few mornings ago a champion racing pigeon, a 700 mile flyer, simply didn’t come home from a morning spin. HeadsUp left a quiet grey...

A couple of years ago the videographer Mike Gurnett with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks came and put together a little gem of a piece...

Home into the aviary! Free loft for the afternoon This Wednesday I took a basket of birds to talk at the Senior Center in Belgrade. I...

Weaning, white dove, breeding and racing lofts Yesterday I cleaned all four sections of the white bird loft — scraped, wiped, vacuumed...