
Mohamed Refaat, 24, an Egyptian pigeon fancier, poses at the loft built on top of his building in Mohandesen district, west of Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 13, 2014. Mohamed Refaat started to raise pigeons since he was a teenager, and now he spends approximately 5 hours per day taking care of his some 800 pigeons as his hobby. (Xinhua/Pan Chaoyue)