Antwerp Smerle / File:Thuringian swallow(blue bar).jpg - Wikimedia Commons / The antwerp smerle is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.
Antwerp Smerle / File:Thuringian swallow(blue bar).jpg - Wikimedia Commons / The antwerp smerle is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. . The smerle was one of the breeds used in the development of the racing homer. The antwerp smerle is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. It is believed that the bird started out centuries ago in belgium and was first mentioned in the latter half of the 19th century, due to being seen in various regions of antwerp. Developed in england in the 1920s from the belgian exhibition smerle of antwerp which was crossed with various other breeds, the turbit being the most. Antwerp smerles, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (columba livia). The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. The antwerp smerle is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The antwerp smerle is
