Does anyone know anything about homing pigeons?

[TinyGang]

No, I have not turned into Jack Duckworth!

I have a pigeon (not an old wood pigeon) in my garden. It has rings on it's feet and it's just been sitting quietly out there all morning. It's a pale peachy brown and white colour - not the sort I've usually seen.

I gave it some water and some muesli which it ate. It trots off if I try to pick it up, but flaps its wings ok. He/she is just sitting about looking knackered.

Any of you with dh's/dp's into this at all that can advise please? Tia

we have loads of ringed pigeons in the garden too, i think they just prefer being free!

My parents had one hanging about their terrace for days.Eventually they caught it,got a phone no. off its leg and contacted the owner.
He said to leave it but supply food and water.Stayed for a few more days the nwent.

My parents had one hanging about their terrace for days.Eventually they caught it,got a phone no. off its leg and contacted the owner.
He said to leave it but supply food and water.Stayed for a few more days the nwent.

Oh thanks for the replies. I'm worried a fox is going to get him

Sometimes you can find a phone number stamped on the underside of the wing, usual advice though is leave it..it's having a rest and will fly off when it's ready.
Understand about the fox though, could you put it somewhere safe just overnight maybe?

they stink and i'm scared of them hth...

We found one last year, when we phoned the owner (phone number usually printed on wings) he said he didn't want it back and we could keep it! Not sure how you 'keep' somthing that could fly off of its own accord, but we kept feeding it for a month, then one day it just flew off.