Niš is the city with long tradition in pigeon breeding, which is understandable considering its geographical location. This town stands as a crossroad to many nations, armies and merchandisers for many centuries. Niš has notable historical heritage. In Middle Ages, Byzantines and Templars afterward, took part in some sort of sport, connected with pigeon breeding. Pigeons were especially trained to fly rapid, high in the sky were they were easy targets to, also dressed, falcons. It was the way of creating a new quality race of domestic highflyers. Pigeons were also fancied as ornamental birds, in medieval castles and Turkish harems. That was the beginning of breeding ornamental pigeons. After liberating from Ottoman Empire, local pigeon fanciers managed to create a new race of highflyers, s