Rarely has a carrier pigeon borne its name so well.

Released from Guernsey, an English island located in the English Channel, the bird named Bob found himself… In Alabama (United States).

A journey of more than 6,000 km, which was not really planned, reports the BBC.

The 4-year-old bird is owned by a British fancier.

It is even one of his best pigeons.

He was initially to join his loft in Gateshead, in the northeast of England, 640 km from Guernsey.

Cared for in a shelter

It was an Alabama resident who found him and entrusted him to a shelter.

“He was covered in oil, he may have traveled on an oil tanker,” a trainer told the BBC.

It is thanks to his rings that his owner could be found.

A relief for the fancier.

But how to explain this incredible journey?

"If this pigeon took the wrong direction, it's probably because it had to follow others," said a pigeon fancier from Ille-et-Vilaine in

Ouest-France

.

(…) Once above the sea, it is impossible for him to land to eat and drink.

He must have exhausted himself and looked for a base.

Bob is now in good hands, but his owner hopes to find him soon.

The BBC indicates that it would be worth 1,000 pounds, or around 1,160 euros.

So to help him pay for a plane ticket for his pigeon, an online kitty was launched.

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