getting home

[rabbit226]

this may just sound like a silly quetion to you guys but how the hell can a bird find its way home from over sea's?

[Guest lvlasked]

they have a sat nav under there wing

 

 

something to do with the earth magnetic field they use it Like a compass,

[dwh]

ferry ;D ;D ;D

[Guest bakes]

this may just sound like a silly quetion to you guys but how the hell can a bird find its way home from over sea's?

 

thats one thing we will never no my friend i always think its the love of there home or the fancier we will never no what make them return from 100's of miles away

 

all the best

k.baker

[Guest IB]

I think the 'sat-nav' is nearer the mark. Maybes not under the wing, but certainly in the bird's brain. They are first class navigators whatever the conditions, and I think that shows that they have no 'single' way of doing it, they make use of a range of skills. For example they don't seem to even need to see where they are going, researchers 'blinded' birds ~ and they got back to their loft.

[andrecrock]

Good question my friend,but i think the answer is beyond answering.There is allot of theories but our Maker shore created something extraordinary there.If i had to answer i would also say the earths magnetic field cos that is the only thing not affected by weather or any other external influences.

[dwh]

reckon something to do with sun ever noticed we ave bad race wen sun and moon in sky at same time  :-/

[hoodedclaw]

did anyone see the program a few years ago where they did the experiment with the pigeons where they move the loft from one side of the river to the other and they still found then they move the loft out to sea and the flew out the sea after it .they came up with the idea that they  came home to the loft not your home or allotment

[rabbit226]

amazing! i have 2 racing pigeons with my fancy birds, so if i take them' say 10 miles away they will find there way home?

[Guest bakes]

amazing! i have 2 racing pigeons with my fancy birds, so if i take them' say 10 miles away they will find there way home?

 

if they have been out mate and been flying for a good time ie they go of ranging which means out of site for an hour or so yes you shouldnt have a problem taking them up the road but me personally if its there first time take them 5 miles if they go off ranging for an hour there doing more than that anyway then once they had a cupple from 5 miles take them 10 miles what i do is keep them at the same liberation site until beat back home dont worry the first time they might over fly but one good advise i give you that a mnfc champion told me let them have a fly around home before taking them training they dont mess about then mate they come straight back home no flying around above the loft all the best

k.baker

[rabbit226]

yeah they go missing for an hour or so all the time' i always wonder were they have gone and what they are doing.

[Guest bakes]

yeah they go missing for an hour or so all the time' i always wonder were they have gone and what they are doing.

 

yep there ranging mate take them a few miles up the road and lib them or if you got a friend that could lib them in a safe place a nice open field away from wires i tell you mate i dont feel anythink close to when i see my pigeons coming over that big conifer tree in the distance breath taking mate and when they fold up and drop onto sputnik nothink comes close amazing feeling all the best mate.

[rabbit226]

right thats it' i think its good bye for the show birds. cant wait till the morning to fly them

[Guest bakes]

right thats it' i think its good bye for the show birds. cant wait till the morning to fly them

 

best of look with what you disside to do mate i hope you enjoy your birds mate thats the main thing

 

all the best

k.baker