Skeleton of hero World War II carrier pigeon found in chimney with a secret message still attached

Interesting article in the Daily Mail this morning about the skeleton of a World War 2 carrier pigeon that was found inside a chimney with a coded message still attached to its leg. He had survived the perilous flight back from Nazi-occupied territory hundreds of miles away. Exhausted, the British ‘spy’ pigeon swooped down on a chimney in Surrey for a rest. And there, sadly, he fell off his perch. Perhaps overcome by fumes from thefire below, he died – with a vital coded message in a tiny capsule still strapped to his leg. British military intelligence are now trying to  deciphere the message.