All photo's on the website are courtesy of our good friend and 'resident' WPF photographer...Mr. Ray Tucker...thanks Ray...
2nd Mildura at Michael Portelli's loft...even the dog runs as the first bird lands!!
Basketing night at the Fed Rooms
Basketing ,,,
serious converation......
George Portelli is our official 'what pigeon goes where' guy.
Our President Felix Lia thinks this one looks good!!
Ray Zammit takes five
Members Dave Hunter and Shane Mifsud
The new and the old.....
a scanner unit sits next to the 'ringer'
Geelong birds being loaded into the unit
Altona City Secretary, Martin Tanti does a heck of a good job
Hello Mr. President
This is the 'ringer' it spreads a rubber ring
wide open and then...
with a click it goes on the pigeons leg
Michael thinks this one might be one to beat
George Bogdan scans a pigeon through the electronic scanner
Outside clubs deliver their birds to the main centre
Michael waves goodbye for the pigeons
Joes Bedroom..the sleeper cab
have to make sure there are no bumps....
to be sure the unit rolls on smoothly
Our convoyer Joe Calleja with the President Felix and VPresident Charlie Abela
The clock comittee synchronise the clocks ready for Saturdays' race
reading out last weeks winners
Sunday morning...time for training.....
Everyone meets at Harcourt 125kms NW, to let all the birds go together
....and they're off!!
Meanwhile, Michael waits patiently....
Here they come.....
Just an hour and a half fly and they're all back home
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