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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

Through 12 June, a flock of "more than 2000 pigeons" fitted with LED lamps will be released from the Baylander [baylander.us], a small aircraft carrier docked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City's Brooklyn [wikipedia.org] borough. The flights are called Fly By Night [creativetime.org] and are intended to honour New York City's tradition of pigeon-keeping, which is in decline. According to the artist arranging the programme,

Some will do figure-eights, others will fly high, or maybe they will all stay in one flock. Ultimately, the birds will do what they want to do. It’s not a circus show. It’s more of a collaboration than a performance.

coverage:

• New York Times [nytimes.com]
• Reuters [reuters.com]
• Telegraph [telegraph.co.uk]
• CBS New York [cbslocal.com]
• UPI [upi.com]
• AP via CTV News [ctvnews.ca]
• Christian Science Monitor [csmonitor.com]
• Mother Nature Network [mnn.com]
• Wall Street Journal [wsj.com] (has a biography of the artist)

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