The pigeon loft at the North Atlanta Racing Pigeon Club’s headquarters where club President Douglas Jones of Cartersville houses his pigeons.
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Staff/Emily Barnes
Club Secretary Bob Tavares, left, of Marietta and Chris Freeman, right, of Newnan watch as Damon Sylve of East Point enters information about pigeons prior to a race at the club headquarters.
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Staff/Emily Barnes
Jones stands in the pigeon loft where he houses his pigeons.
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Staff/Emily Barnes
Alvin Cross of Dallas holds his pigeon for a scanner to read the information on the chip around the pigeon's leg, as the information of his pigeons is recorded prior to a race.
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Staff/Emily Barnes
“They really don’t know exactly how they do it,” club President Doug Jones said of how pigeons get home. “Some say it’s the direction of the sun, some say it’s the magnetic field in the earth, but nobody really knows 100 percent.”
The club makes adjustments for how far each of the 30 club members lives from the release site. Members say the birds typically fly about 60 mph.
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