Homing pigeon show in England
Pigeons, to some, are nothing more than rats with wings. However, homing pigeons are another story; Queen Elizabeth II keeps pigeons at the Sandringham Estate in the Norfolk countryside. At the three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year,’ homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gather to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on display. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England.
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- Prize winning pigeons and their rosettes are displayed during the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Pigeon fanciers peruse over birds on display as they gather for the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- A pigeon fancier peruses over a bird in the auction during the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- A pigeon fancier peruses over a bird in the auction during the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- A pigeon fancier peruses over a bird in the auction during the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Pigeon fanciers peruse over birds on display as they gather for the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Pigeon fanciers peruse over birds on display as they gather for the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Pigeon fanciers peruse over birds on display as they gather for the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Pigeon fanciers peruse over birds on display as they gather for the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Pigeon fanciers peruse over birds on display as they gather for the annual three-day ‘British Homing World Show of the Year’ at The Winter Gardens on January 16, 2016 in Blackpool, England. Homing pigeon fanciers from across Europe gathered to find the Supreme Show Champion with judges casting their eyes over hundreds of birds on show. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association organises the event and has Queen Elizabeth II, who keeps pigeons at Sandringham, as it’s patron. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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