Earl Biedermann, of Tucson, AZ, and Ken DeMuth, Green Bay, WI, talk during the Pigeons on the Prairie show on Dec. 12, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Cody Scanlan/The Register

Noah Shields of Lafayette, IN, cleans his fantail pigeons after transporting them to the show on Dec. 12, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Cody Scanlan/The Register

A fantail pigeon sits during the 97th annual Pigeons on the Prairie show on Dec. 12, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Cody Scanlan/The Register

Rick Peterson, President of the National Modenas Club, uncages his birds during the Pigeons on the Prairie show on Dec. 12, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Cody Scanlan/The Register

Kaylee Quattlebaum, of Kansas City, MO, pulls her pigeons out of their transportation cages on Dec. 12, 20

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