In article , G.R. Patterson III wrote:
Interesting. Pigeons were used during the two World Wars to send
messages from the
continent to England. What method did they use to cross the channel?

Pigeons probably have a mix of navigational techniques, just like we do
when flying. When over land, I'll follow and use ground features, but
when crossing the Irish Sea, I'll use dead reckoning or GPS. Pigeons
probably do the same (except for the GPS bit, and I'm not sure what
they'd use for the compass :-))

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