How Do Pigeons Deliver Mail? Lesson 62
How Do Pigeons Deliver Mail? Lesson 62  
Podcast: Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Published On: Tue Feb 11 2025
Description: Have you ever heard of a bird delivering mail? Learn about the amazing homing pigeons that helped save human lives during wars, and how these pigeons find their way across hundreds of miles.Here’s our trail map:Why Were Pigeons Used to Deliver Messages?What Is Magnetoreception?How Do Pigeons Find the Right Address?Do Humans Have a Homing Instinct?Episode Links:Get full lesson guides in  the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/clubHow to make a homemade photo field notes set: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYwsb4y_8X/Save $10 on an order at Parabo Press: https://www.parabo.press/?coupon=NAT10&utm_source=NatTheoPodcastFree Pigeon Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/how-pigeons-navigateAsk your nature question: https://erynlynum.com/askTry CTCMath’s simple and effective math lessons: https://ctcmath.com/Listen to the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast: https://podcast.schoolhouserocked.com/Order Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:“...He has planted eternity in the human heart…” Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT) “We know that our body—the tent we live in here on earth—will be destroyed. But when that happens, God will have a house for us. It will not be a house made by human hands; instead, it will be a home in heaven that will last forever.” 2 Corinthians 5:1 (NCV)“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and there was no sea anymore… The One who was sitting on the throne said, ‘Look! I am making everything new!’” Revelation 21:1, 5 (NCV)“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:2 (NIV)Terms Learned in This Episode:Columbidae: The family of birds consisting of pigeons and doves.Domesticated: An animal that is trained and kept for human use.Magnetoreception: The ability of some creatures to use Earth’s invisible magnetic field to navigate.Magnetic Field: An invisible force around the earth created by the magnetic pull inside Earth’s outer core.Theory: An explanation for why things might happen or act a certain way. A theory is much more than a guess. It is based on observation, or what we see, and experimentation.Magnetite: One of the most magnetic naturally occurring minerals on earth.CRY4: A protein found in the eyes of some creatures that might allow them to sense or even see Earth’s magnetic field.Homing Instinct: An action of always returning home. Like special instructions God placed into the homing pigeon so it will always fly home.Homing Loft: A structure kind of like a nest where young homing pigeons are placed and always fly home...