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Chip Somodevilla
The Detroit Free Press

"The Pigeon Racers of
Saint Claire Shores"
 

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"An Expensive Home" Leo Wernet looks up to see some of his birds return to his backyard pigeon coop in St Clair Shores. Considered one of the best breeders in the Detroit area, Wernet has been racing pigeons since he was a child and has spent thousands of dollars breeding winning birds and building this huge coop.
 
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