MASON CITY — Del Clausen of St., Ansgar shakes his head knowingly. This isn’t the first time he’s been asked why he breeds and shows Modena pigeons. “I grew up in Mason City and I had them as a kid. A ...
These aren’t your run-of-the-mill pigeons you find pecking and scratching on sidewalks and streets. No, Duane Bell’s fancy-feathered friends shouldn’t be lumped in with the common “rats with wings,” ...
In 1855, Charles Darwin took up a new hobby. He started raising pigeons. In the garden of his country estate, Darwin built a dovecote. He filled it with birds he bought in London from pigeon breeders.