The birds flew more than 26 miles over open ocean, with stories wrapped around their legs.
When the L.A. Times printed the stories, the pigeons even got byline credit — with names like Orlando, Del Mar, Rags, Ventura, Whitewings and Lulu running at the top of each piece.
Tom Carroll is a content creator for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2022, he created, produced and hosted the web series “Tom Explores Los Angeles.” He has produced stories for NPR and Gimlet. A fourth-generation Southern Californian, he is a graduate of Occidental College and the University of Southern California.