Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Hugh, Pigeon wars are what they are called over here. I shot a little bit on them also: http://www.incendiaryimage.com/sketchbook/pigeon-fanciers-of-cairo/ Yeah, that walk of shame over to your neighbor's house is supposed to be pretty bad. I love how the same thing is done across this wide region. Have you watched any of the flying groups that have "tumblers" where the pigeons will fall out of the air or do crazy stalls and dives? All because of some genetic defect that is bread into them. How many pigeon lofts do you see around? How prevalent is the sport there. Can you take a few pictures of the birds, I'd like to see what they look like. Cheers, David Degner Cairo, Egypt EG: +2-01-6760-0049 US: +1-646-450-4334 http://www.IncendiaryImage.com On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Hugh Thompson <hewthompson at mac.com> wrote: > David - very interesting, I wonder if some of those specimens would be able > to fly. > > Here in Afghanistan, I have heard and seen flocks of "fighter" pigeons. > ?The > way I understand it, your flock finds a pigeon from another flock and > forces > it to come to the roost. ?It is then considered captured. ?I suppose there > is some sort of penalty for getting your pigeon back, or, as someone said > with a chuckle .... the bird gets eaten. > > Hugh > > > On 14-Dec-10, at 2:15 PM, David Degner wrote: > >> and birds are for portraits: >> http://www.incendiaryimage.com/projects/portraits-of-egypts-fancy-pigeons/ > > "Keep cheerful and smile, sometimes it is all you have" > > hewthompson at mac.com > Kabul, Afghanistan > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >