The bird was racing home to Gateshead but was found by a puzzled resident at his home in Alabama.
Bob the pigeon is being cared for at an animal shelter in Alabama
Bob set off from Guernsey in the Channel Islands three weeks ago on the 400-mile route to Gateshead, which was supposed to take 10 hours. Mr Todd, from Winlaton, who has been reunited with Bob via webcam, is planning to travel over to bring him back."He was covered in oil - it could have been an oil tanker.
They said they had been contacted by an elderly resident who had found the bird at his home in Mexia on Wednesday.
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