Locals in Valencia, Spain, paint pigeons in neon colours as part of a competition.

The contest sees male pigeons pursue a single female, who is not painted, and the winner is the last remaining male.

"I was walking along in Spain when all of a sudden a flock of what I thought were brightly coloured parrots were flying at me and then landed near my feet. As I looked closer I realised that they were pigeons that had been painted with bright colours," the filmer told Newsflare.

They added: "Shortly behind the pigeons were men with walkie-talkies watching their every move. I asked what was happening and they said that it was a popular sport in Spain where the pigeons are released for around three hours as a test of stamina, the painted ones are all male and the non-painted one is a female."

This footage was captured on February 28.

I was walking along in Spain when all of a sudden a flock of what I thought were brightly coloured parrots were flying at me and then landed near my feet. As I looked closer I realised that they were pigeons that had been painted bright colours.

Shortly behind the pigeons were men with walkie-talkies watching their every move. I asked what was happening and they said that it was a popular sport in Spain where the pigeons are released for around 3 hours as a test of stamina, the painted ones are all male and the non-painted one is a female.

They pursue the female with the weaker males not able to pursue for long and will give up, it then becomes a battle of wills for the remaining males and the final one to end up with the female is the winner. Some of the champions can make big money of up to 20000 euros for international competition’s