Read more pigeon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7226/pigeon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:49:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49858/smuggler-caught-with-pigeons-in-his-pants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man was caught with his pants down at Melbourne Airport on Sunday—literally. When custom officers asked a suspicious-looking character who'd just flown in from Dubai to drop his trousers, they were shocked to find a live pigeon strapped to each leg, the Age reports. Each was wrapped in...http://www.newser.com/story/49858/smuggler-caught-with-pigeons-in-his-pants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 7:45:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40495/iran-nabs-spying-pigeons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo pigeons are under arrest in Iran after the alleged avian spies were found hovering near the nation's uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz, the Telegraph reports. The first, a black one, was caught wearing espionage gear—a metal ring held by “invisible” strings. The birds may have been communicating what they...http://www.newser.com/story/40495/iran-nabs-spying-pigeons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 14:57:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18934/venice-squawking-over-pigeons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVenice's pigeons are nearly as famous as its gondolas, but the days of tourists feeding pigeon in St. Mark's Square could be numbered, reports Der Speigel . Venice has one of the highest pigeon-to-person ratios of any city in the world, and fed-up city politicians want to remove the square's exemption...http://www.newser.com/story/18934/venice-squawking-over-pigeons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Feb 2008 12:58:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/4971/hollywood-tries-pigeon-birth-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHollywood will try to cut its pigeon population by lacing rooftop feeders with birdie birth control. The contraceptive OvoControl P is meant to reduce the spectacular amount of pigeon poop flooding from above, the LA Times reports, and even PETA is on board. "We would much rather they use contraception...http://www.newser.com/story/4971/hollywood-tries-pigeon-birth-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jul 2007 10:05:33 CDT