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Carrier pigeon. (AP PHOTO)
Pigeons: Love 'Em or Hate 'Em
Story aired: Friday, May 11, 2007



Andrew Blechman has become an authority on pigeons.

Blechman spent a year with people who race them, raise them, hunt them and even eat them.

The result is his "Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird."

Blechman describes the tension of a pigeon race, the killing of pigeons at a pigeon shoot, reviews the feats of one celebrity pigeon and, oh yes, he describes eating one.

Click the link above for a dicussison of why people love and hate pigeons.

Guests:


Andrew Blechman

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"Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird" (amazon.com)

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