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April 5th 06, 11:00 PM
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The Secret of Homing Pigeon Navigation
At long last, homing pigeon navigation has been documented and the
surprising results can be used by soaring pilots who wish to travel cross country with no GPS. See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...05/npige05.xml 
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April 6th 06, 04:53 AM
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The Secret of Homing Pigeon Navigation
COLIN LAMB wrote: At long last, homing pigeon navigation has been documented and the surprising results can be used by soaring pilots who wish to travel cross country with no GPS. I believe this has less to do with navigation than convenience. Imagine the poor pigeon out over the countryside in need of a toilet. Not a car for many kilometers. I think they follow the roads because it gives them a ready source of targets, especially windshields. Just a thought. 8) Willie
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April 7th 06, 07:27 AM
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The Secret of Homing Pigeon Navigation
In article .net,
COLIN LAMB writes At long last, homing pigeon navigation has been documented and the surprising results can be used by soaring pilots who wish to travel cross country with no GPS. See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...05/npige05.xml Almost incredible, isn't it? I have seen birds swooping low over our local train station, no doubt they were reading the name of the town. -- Mike Lindsay
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