“Marechal des logis” Sylvain of the French army's 8th Signal Regiment (8e regiment de transmissions) opens a military dovecote, the last active in Europe, to let the pigeons fly at Mont-Valerien in Suresne, near Paris, on July 1, 2025. In the fortress of Mont-Valerien, in Suresnes (west of Paris), lies the last military dovecote in Europe, once used by the army to transmit messages. (Photo by Bertrand Guay/AFP Photo)
