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It was a feat that won hearts around the world, that a common pigeon named Joe had flown 13,000 kilometres from the United States and had landed, weak but alive, in an Australian backyard.
An amazing tale, yes, but Kevin Celli-Bird, owner of said yard, is still recovering from the global media blast.
Kevin Celli-Bird is bemused by all the fuss after a pigeon that landed in his yard was thought to have flown from the US, but was then found to be a local stray.
Credit:Justin McManus
Last Wednesday, he read out what he thought would be a funny little spiel about Joe the pigeon on 3AW’s Rumour File.