tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3324988469022348890..comments2024-03-28T08:58:27.563+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Cranes heading southCro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60794431517261638692018-05-09T11:37:06.164+01:002018-05-09T11:37:06.164+01:00I know people who do shoot them now that we are al...I know people who do shoot them now that we are allowed to. However the numbers are just overwhelming. Their fear of humans is diminishing too. A pair nested within 30 yards of my hose a couple of years ago. I'd have been more frightened to go near them on the nest! Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81640296652706315872018-05-09T04:33:46.904+01:002018-05-09T04:33:46.904+01:00People say that Canada Geese make a mess of the la...People say that Canada Geese make a mess of the land. I wonder why they're not shot for the table; maybe they don't taste too good.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29873261385020055812018-05-09T04:32:36.653+01:002018-05-09T04:32:36.653+01:00And they travel so far; from Scandinavia down to N...And they travel so far; from Scandinavia down to N Africa, then back again. It's a mammoth journey.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52974692695732747792018-05-09T04:31:07.629+01:002018-05-09T04:31:07.629+01:00I find it very emotional every year. Yes, it's...I find it very emotional every year. Yes, it's probably the 'Circle of Life' as you say.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43662525503082650152018-05-08T20:41:52.689+01:002018-05-08T20:41:52.689+01:00No cranes here and some of the geese have started ...No cranes here and some of the geese have started wintering here too. Otherwise watching the geese go was always wonderful (the foul the land so much).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11688054167719360082018-05-08T20:20:59.471+01:002018-05-08T20:20:59.471+01:00I love the sound and the fact they fly like this e...I love the sound and the fact they fly like this every year. Beautiful.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28552337597339726792018-05-08T19:08:45.595+01:002018-05-08T19:08:45.595+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10992414876801917922018-05-08T18:45:13.765+01:002018-05-08T18:45:13.765+01:00Sub-tropical it is. An increasing number of strang...Sub-tropical it is. An increasing number of strange new bugs. I mean the animal kind. We've just had a bit of a deluge. You've to look in the attic next time it rains the workman who fixed my roof said, so I'm doing that now. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85360898340852029632018-05-08T17:18:22.445+01:002018-05-08T17:18:22.445+01:00It's a very haunting sound Weave; once heard n...It's a very haunting sound Weave; once heard never forgotten.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6951405547476326972018-05-08T17:08:44.532+01:002018-05-08T17:08:44.532+01:00What a beautiful sound they make Cro. Sorry you m...What a beautiful sound they make Cro. Sorry you missed them this year.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53040001649110063632018-05-08T15:06:59.622+01:002018-05-08T15:06:59.622+01:00Stinking here yesterday, and quite chilly today. I...Stinking here yesterday, and quite chilly today. Is that what they call 'temperate'?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38474877335123316642018-05-08T15:05:59.575+01:002018-05-08T15:05:59.575+01:00That sounds beautiful. I wish our Cranes would sto...That sounds beautiful. I wish our Cranes would stop-over for a few days, but they keep going.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87613841432522960652018-05-08T14:20:36.596+01:002018-05-08T14:20:36.596+01:00The prevailing winds here have been different so f...The prevailing winds here have been different so far this year. We are getting a lot from the south which has seen temperatures reach a record 30 C. <br />On Sunday on the Autobahn I saw the roadside device was recording 43 C (obviously not in shadow!) - Normally we'd be expecting cooler westerlies. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9159085800122310992018-05-08T12:12:26.013+01:002018-05-08T12:12:26.013+01:00That's amazing. At the other end of the size s...That's amazing. At the other end of the size spectrum, we always see the Ruby throated hummingbirds migrating south in Sept. The garden is full of them for a few days. We always do a riff on "Winter's coming". First sign of spring is seeing your first Robin.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21366138415090757832018-05-08T12:12:19.856+01:002018-05-08T12:12:19.856+01:00Both Geese and Cranes fly in the same formation, s...Both Geese and Cranes fly in the same formation, so if they're very high up it would be difficult to differentiate.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83833403348845951902018-05-08T11:54:12.891+01:002018-05-08T11:54:12.891+01:00I enjoyed the video.
We have many cranes here but...I enjoyed the video.<br /><br />We have many cranes here but I have never noticed them flying over in formation. However, we have what seems to be millions of geese flying over often and perhaps some have been cranes and I never noticed. They are all very loud.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32376633197685432642018-05-08T10:04:25.659+01:002018-05-08T10:04:25.659+01:00We always wish them well, and say Goodbye or Welco...We always wish them well, and say Goodbye or Welcome Home.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72776808789619073582018-05-08T09:48:46.722+01:002018-05-08T09:48:46.722+01:00Next time i'll see them here on the way back i...Next time i'll see them here on the way back i shall tell them "say hello to Cro"...sometimes i see them here at the end of the winter.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18391463285681300832018-05-08T09:36:45.226+01:002018-05-08T09:36:45.226+01:00Yes, we are too... so the slightest deviation mean...Yes, we are too... so the slightest deviation means we see none, or a few.... or about six years ago.... quite a few!! That was when there was some foul weather down south and the flights moved further north.Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79310129715274295852018-05-08T09:13:31.018+01:002018-05-08T09:13:31.018+01:00I've taken a note of the page; thanks. We neve...I've taken a note of the page; thanks. We never see a lot flying over, I think we are probably on the edge of their 'corridor'. The above was one of the biggest I've seen; it was much bigger that it looks.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72517667972304578052018-05-08T09:11:29.586+01:002018-05-08T09:11:29.586+01:00He sounds like me. I do the same!He sounds like me. I do the same!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91307303578519445442018-05-08T09:09:56.539+01:002018-05-08T09:09:56.539+01:00It's a surprisingly moving sight. I always fee...It's a surprisingly moving sight. I always feel very emotional when they fly over.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89706163027600427222018-05-08T08:42:22.827+01:002018-05-08T08:42:22.827+01:00Cro, they passed through [a] very quickly at the e...Cro, they passed through [a] very quickly at the end of February... about two weeks earlier than normal<br />and [b] travelled further South than normal.<br />We follow them on Grus-Grus, the LPO site for monitoring them...<br />We also missed them this year.<br /><br />First big wave 12th feb, then 15 to 19th... then they couldn't cross the Pyrenees and were blocked in Spain.... that unblocked and the 23rd through to the 3rd of March saw again, vast waves.... the wind from the North East pushed them south!! By the 13th it waas all over!!<br /><br />This is the LPO Champagne Ardennes tracking page if anyone is interested:<br />http://champagne-ardenne.lpo.fr/grue-cendree/migration-et-hivernage/la-migration-des-grues-cendrees-au-jour-le-jourLe Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24545557564965500082018-05-08T08:28:54.117+01:002018-05-08T08:28:54.117+01:00In autumn they go South( France Spain) and in spr...In autumn they go South( France Spain) and in spring they fly back north. Wonderful birds.chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896471907846731816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46737985857218582432018-05-08T08:23:33.575+01:002018-05-08T08:23:33.575+01:00They go south for warmer weather in the summer?They go south for warmer weather in the summer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com