Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Homing: On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We Return

“Big-hearted and quietly gripping” Guardian”I love Jon Day`s writing and his birds. A marvellous, soaring account” Olivia Laing”This is nature writing at its best” Financial Times”Every page of this beautifully written book brought me pleasure” Charlotte HigginsAs a boy, Jon Day was fascinated by pigeons, which he used to rescue from the streets of London. Twenty years later he moved away from the city centre to the suburbs to start a family. But in moving house, he began to lose a sense of what it meant to feel at home.Returning to his childhood obsession with the birds, he built a coop in his garden and joined a local pigeon racing club. Over the next few years, as he made a home with his young family in Leyton, he learned to train and race his pigeons, hoping that they might teach him to feel homed.Having lived closely with humans for tens of thousands of years, pigeons have become powerful symbols of peace and domesticity. But they are also much-maligned, and nowadays most people think of these birds, if they do so at all, as vermin.A book about the overlooked beauty of this species, and about what it means to dwell, `Homing` delves into the curious world of pigeon fancying, explores the scientific mysteries of animal homing, and traces the cultural, political and philosophical meanings of home. It is a book about the making of home and making for home: a book about why we return.

Related Products:

The Homing Instinct: The Story and Science of Migration Dave Pigeon Secret Pigeon Service: Operation Columba, Resistance and the Struggle to Liberate Europe Gary The Pigeon Needs a Bath The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! Featherhood Return to Patagonia – By Way of the Falkland Islands Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky Magnificent Birds The Last Days of the Spanish Republic Birds of the Photo Ark Fly Me Home The Snow Geese Return King of the Sky We Are All Birds Of Uganda The Rolling Home presents The Culture of Vanlife Real Cider Making on a Small Scale The Dun Cow Rib: A Very Natural Childhood The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island Default ThumbnailThe Child of Dreams Make Sushi at Home: The Easy Way for Beginners with Delicious Recipes British Birds Clips Default ThumbnailBritish Birds Keyrings Birds of New Guinea Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? 200 birds, 12 months, 1 lapsed birdwatcher The Writing Notebook: City: The Notebook for Your Next Book Cave Art Maigret`s Mistake RSPB Guide to Birdsong Baby Touch and Feel Flamingo The Secret Life of Birds Long Way Home Sweden Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species Wooden British Birds Pencil Assorted Return of the Spirit Birds and People Homemade Cocktails: The essential guide to making great cocktails, infusions, syrups, shrubs and more