Recently, Mr. Ken Haselrig, from Dovecote visited Juniper Village at Forest Hills for a presentation on Pigeons and their importance during World War II. The presentation entitled Pigeon Heroes discussed how and why pigeons can be trained to return to their home base. He discussed how vital pigeons were to the communication efforts of WWII and how raising and racing Homing Pigeons during the 1950-s was a popular past time. Mr. Haselrig brought 4 along different types of pigeons, and encouraged the residents to pet the pigeons. After the presentation, everyone watched as Mr. Haselrig’s pigeons were released. Mr. Haselrig, who lives in North Huntingdon, said that the pigeons would be home before he could return home.
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