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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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.
What a lovely sight (and sound). Lucky Booboo. How far does he walk - I forget how old he is.
The sound isn't very good on the video, but you can hear them coming from miles away.
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.
That's a fair distance for little legs.
It's not always that far. Usually just 2 miles.
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!
I witnessed a similar huge exodus of Pigeons recently, but the two experiences don't compare. The Cranes are majestic.
Just magical.
I'm so pleased that Boo Boo was there to see them. He was enthralled.
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
That was exactly the scene. Then Billy disappeared, so we went home.
Oh, what a sight! It certainly gave Boo Boo something to talk about later!
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.
He loved it. I think he was quite shocked.
I think there's a Lancaster Bomber that regularly flies over Lincs.
No cranes here but I'd be delighted to see more geese fly away.
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.
Are you talking Canada Geese? They can be a real pest; especially on agricultural land.
The Cranes usually leave in October; they're a bit late this year.
And a truly wonderful noise too.
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!!
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.
Sad to see them go, but such a joy when they return
I hope you gave them some quince as a going away present.
Godspeed!
So speedy... Children specially like more to enjoy watching them.
Amazing. I always love seeing them as they leave; it's all very primeval. Of course I love to see them return too!
You can hear them coming from miles away.
Absolutely.
A Christmas present for every Crane and Cranelet.
Yes, it's such a long journey. It must be punishing for them.
Little Boo Boo was enthralled!
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.
Yeah
True
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