Exeter Racecourse, Devon, England. Sunday 22nd August 2021. On a day of sunny intervals and a gentle breeze, thirteen hundred racing pigeons are relea

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Exeter Racecourse, Devon, England. Sunday 22nd August 2021. On a day of sunny intervals and a gentle breeze, thirteen hundred racing pigeons are released by the 'Wiltshire and District Federation' at the famous National Hunt Racecourse in Exeter, Devon. The race is decided by time divided by distance determining the birds velocity. The birds are on their way back to Swindon, Salisbury, Oxford and Southampton.

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Size: 8256px × 5504px
Location: Exeter, Devon, England
Photo credit: © Terry Mathews / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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