Pigeon Racing in Java - a photo on Flickriver

            Pigeon racing is a popular pastime in the villages of Central Java, Indonesia. Each competitor has couples of male and female birds. The males are taken and released 3 miles away from the "arena", a small clearing in a rice field, where the competitors wait holding the female pigeons.

First male pigeon to reach the arena and land on top of his female partner wins each round.

Taken in: Indonesia / Provinsi Jawa Tengah / Wanurejo (show map)

Taken on: March 16, 2013

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