Thursday, 14 November 2019

The Cranes are leaving.


I've just been out for a walk with Billy and Boo Boo, and we saw hundreds of these Cranes flying over, heading off for Spain or North Africa. These ones (below) were filmed on Sunday, and come from our local newspaper.



They make a beautiful sound as they circle, then head-off in their desired direction; usually in a perfect V formation.

We always wave to them, and wish them well. Then when they return in Spring we'll wave again, and welcome them back.

A truly wonderful sight.


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36 comments:

  1. local alien14 November 2019 at 06:11

    They are amazing. Booboo, and Billy, are so lucky to see the cranes with you. I once, just once, saw a flock of geese fly over in v formation, and remember the magic.

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    1. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 07:04

      The sound isn't very good on the video, but you can hear them coming from miles away.

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  2. Susan Heather14 November 2019 at 06:48

    What a lovely sight (and sound). Lucky Booboo. How far does he walk - I forget how old he is.

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    1. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 07:06

      He likes to go for reasonably long walks; about 2 or 3 miles maybe. He's like Wills at his age, and doesn't stop talking.

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    2. Susan Heather14 November 2019 at 07:48

      That's a fair distance for little legs.

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    3. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 08:10

      It's not always that far. Usually just 2 miles.

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  3. Andi's English Attic14 November 2019 at 08:24

    I remember walking the dog very early in the morning when I heard what I thought was a bicycle coming up behind me. I turned, and there was nothing there. It really freaked me out because I could still hear the sound. I was about to run for the hills until I saw the crane flying up above. What a sound!

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    1. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 08:30

      I witnessed a similar huge exodus of Pigeons recently, but the two experiences don't compare. The Cranes are majestic.

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  4. Anonymous14 November 2019 at 08:44

    Just magical.

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    1. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 08:46

      I'm so pleased that Boo Boo was there to see them. He was enthralled.

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  5. Jacqueline @ HOME14 November 2019 at 11:04

    I have a wonderful image of you and Boo Boo walking hand in hand looking skyward. You must be loving having them with you. XXXX

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    1. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 11:09

      That was exactly the scene. Then Billy disappeared, so we went home.

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  6. Pipistrello14 November 2019 at 11:39

    Oh, what a sight! It certainly gave Boo Boo something to talk about later!

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  7. Sue14 November 2019 at 12:20

    No cranes here but I have seen a couple of V formations of geese flying over recently. They are very noisy. And we will have the Red Arrows back flying again soon.

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    1. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 12:32

      I think there's a Lancaster Bomber that regularly flies over Lincs.

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  8. Graham Edwards14 November 2019 at 13:19

    No cranes here but I'd be delighted to see more geese fly away.

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    1. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 14:43

      Are you talking Canada Geese? They can be a real pest; especially on agricultural land.

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    2. Graham Edwards14 November 2019 at 16:22

      I am indeed. They always go for the best grazing land and apart from consuming lots of grass their rancid dropping sour the land and get everywhere.

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  9. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe14 November 2019 at 13:28

    It is a wonderful sight!

    We can’t count on anything much anymore but the cranes and Canadian Geese (for us) are always on time.

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    1. Cro Magnon14 November 2019 at 14:45

      The Cranes usually leave in October; they're a bit late this year.

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    2. Le Pré de la Forge14 November 2019 at 15:27

      Cro, they were blocked by the weather systems... the result was that on the 3rd Nov, 268,000plus were counted at Lac du Der... an alltime record.
      They left in three big waves... 8th/9th/10th... leaving only 34K at Lac du Der!! 234K cranes moving across France!!

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    3. Cro Magnon15 November 2019 at 05:14

      Amazing. I always love seeing them as they leave; it's all very primeval. Of course I love to see them return too!

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    4. Le Pré de la Forge15 November 2019 at 08:37

      You might find you begin to see some of them more regularly over the winter... over 100K of them didn't bother crossing the Pair'o'Knees last year... some wintered in the Camargue whilst the rest were spread out between Basque country and Bordeaux. 4K wintered in Indre and we were treated to a few feeding flights at right angles to the migration, in December and January.
      Normally we only see them on their way back.

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  10. The Weaver of Grass14 November 2019 at 14:49

    And a truly wonderful noise too.

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  11. gz14 November 2019 at 21:28

    Sad to see them go, but such a joy when they return

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  12. Tom Stephenson14 November 2019 at 23:59

    I hope you gave them some quince as a going away present.

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    1. Cro Magnon15 November 2019 at 05:16

      A Christmas present for every Crane and Cranelet.

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  13. Sue15 November 2019 at 00:04

    Godspeed!

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  14. Lokesh Umak15 November 2019 at 02:12

    So speedy... Children specially like more to enjoy watching them.

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