after getting lost racing to Tyneside

[Maybo]

A pigeon who turned up thousands of miles away in the US after getting lost racing to Tyneside is back in the UK.
(Lost homing pigeon Bob back in the UK after American adventure by BBC)

I'm trying to understand the above sentence structure - " after getting lost racing to" part.
The grey part can be omitted like this:
A pigeon who turned up thousands of miles away in the US after getting lost racing to Tyneside is back in the UK.

Am I right?

 

[teechar]

A pigeon is back in the UK.
+ more info =
A pigeon who turned up thousands of miles in the US is back in the UK.
+ more info =
A pigeon who turned up thousands of miles in the US after getting lost (while) racing to Tyneside is back in the UK. [I added "while" for clarification.]
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By the way, I would have used "which" instead of "who" to refer to the pigeon.

 

[Maybo]

A pigeon who turned up thousands of miles in the US after getting lost (while) racing to Tyneside is back in the UK. [I added "while" for clarification.]

When can I omit "while"?

 

[teechar]

That's an example of a reduced relative clause. In the above case, it is a participle clause.
Take a look at the info in the link below.

Reduced Relative Clauses - Past and Present Participles

Reduced relative clauses are created by changing the clause to a present or past participle phrase or by using adjectives. The grammar rules are quite complex.

www.grammarwiz.com

 

[Maybo]

That's an example of a reduced relative clause. In the above case, it is a participle clause.
Take a look at the info in the link below.

Reduced Relative Clauses - Past and Present Participles

Reduced relative clauses are created by changing the clause to a present or past participle phrase or by using adjectives. The grammar rules are quite complex.

www.grammarwiz.com

The samples are “who”, “which” and “that”. I still don’t know when to omit “while”.

 

[emsr2d2]

You can omit it when the meaning remains clear without it.

I got hit by a car while walking to the shop.
I got hit by a car walking to the shop. (Yes, I know someone is going to tell me it sounds like the car was walking!)

I was cold while camping last night.
I was cold camping last night.

She made a sandwich while he watched TV.
She made a sandwich he watched TV.

I watched TV while I made a sandwich.
I watched TV I made a sandwich.

 

[Maybo]

I watched TV while I made a sandwich.
I watched TV I made a sandwich.

Did I get it correctly:

I was watching TV while I was making a sandwich.
I was watching TV making a sandwich.

 

[emsr2d2]

Did Have I get understood it correctly?

I was watching TV while I was making a sandwich.
I was watching TV making a sandwich.

Yes. In that example, you can't omit "while".

 

[Maybo]

Birds from every continent except Antarctica have been photographed nesting or tangled in our rubbish.
(Plastic pollution: Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish by Victoria Gill)

Is the above sentence's basic form like this?

Birds from every continent except Antarctica have been photographed while they were nesting or tangled in our rubbish.

 

[emsr2d2]

If it helps you to think about it like that, feel free to do so. However, I don't know what you mean by "basic form". The original sentence is grammatical, natural and, in my opinion, more basic than your version because it uses fewer words.

It's impossible to photograph something doing something if they're not in the process of doing it when the photo is taken!

 

[Maybo]

I don’t know how to call the sentence when “while” is put in it, so I call it a basic form.

 

[Maybo]

Birds from every continent except Antarctica have been photographed nesting or tangled in our rubbish.
(Plastic pollution: Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish by Victoria Gill)

Is the above sentence's basic form like this?

Birds from every continent except Antarctica have been photographed while they were nesting or tangled in our rubbish.

Have I understood it correctly? Or is it not related to “while”?

 

[Tarheel]

@Maybo There are a million possibilities. You are talking about the "This happened while that happened" form. The possibilities are endless. (See below.)

I hummed a tune while cooking.
I listened while she talked.
I ate dinner while listening to the radio.
i listened to the radio while eating dinner.
We held hands while we walked.

 

[emsr2d2]

I don’t know how what to call the a sentence when with “while” is put in it, so I call it a basic form.

A sentence containing the word "while" doesn't have a specific name.

The construction in the original sentence is entirely natural. Here are some other examples:

I got lost driving to my sister's new house.
He was run over crossing the road.
We got scared watching that horror film.
She cut herself shaving.

All of those sentences could include the word "while" but they don't need it.

 

[Maybo]

@Maybo There are a million possibilities. You are talking about the "This happened while that happened" form. The possibilities are endless. (See below.)

I hummed a tune while cooking.
I listened while she talked.
I ate dinner while listening to the radio.
i listened to the radio while listening to the radio.
We held hands while we walked.

I add “while” because I’m trying to understand the original sentence structure.