The finish line was in Spain. How did this racing pigeon end up in Nova Scotia?

The young homing pigeon was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it landed on Sable Island, a windswept sandbar some 300 kilometres off the Nova Scotia coast.

The young homing pigeon was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it landed on Sable Island, a windswept sandbar some 300 kilometres off the Nova Scotia coast.

The young homing pigeon was supposed to fly to Majorca from Ibiza. Instead, it landed on Sable Island, a windswept sandbar some 300 kilometres off the Nova Scotia coast.

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