In the back of a house in the Flint, 200 pigeons coo and strut and sleep, waiting. The birds belong to Bill Desmarais. Next weekend, some of them will join 1,200 feathered fliers in a race. That race ...
ANTIOCH — Fred Belus casts his gaze skyward at a flock of racing pigeons circling above his backyard. Fit and sleek, they circle a few times before a distinct whistle from Belus brings his flock back ...