tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post4114516992276100338..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: Les Grues Cendrées are back .... erm no they're not! It's storksNiall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-50551754087829361682013-02-22T19:57:06.739+01:002013-02-22T19:57:06.739+01:00@Aussie - Good luck :-) They are a lovely sight. @Aussie - Good luck :-) They are a lovely sight. Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-33215746562303149242013-02-22T19:17:44.729+01:002013-02-22T19:17:44.729+01:00We'll be down in the Loire at the end of next ...We'll be down in the Loire at the end of next week, so I am going to be watching the corn fields. I'd love to see them.<br />Aussie in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17857677753331060852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-34279677893894756182013-02-21T11:23:48.062+01:002013-02-21T11:23:48.062+01:00@Gaynor - so have we :-)
We didn't pay atten...@Gaynor - so have we :-) <br /><br />We didn't pay attention to noise when we saw the storks but Tim told us the quick way to sort them out: cranes make noise [which we knew] storks don't [which we didn't]Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-90464713180578268302013-02-21T09:27:18.794+01:002013-02-21T09:27:18.794+01:00Over the past couple of years we've learnt a l...Over the past couple of years we've learnt a lot from our local 'wildlife experts' aka S&S and T&P.<br /><br />We'd have thought they were cranes...GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-64069517824232550102013-02-20T16:42:18.021+01:002013-02-20T16:42:18.021+01:00@Pauline - don't know the story at all. Suspec...@Pauline - don't know the story at all. Suspect here even if you did find one some person would climb up to nick it to replace a broken one on their cart!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-6945208467220962012013-02-20T16:40:43.945+01:002013-02-20T16:40:43.945+01:00@AJ - they were a first for us and did look magnif...@AJ - they were a first for us and did look magnificent against the blue sky.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-44031948365345855182013-02-19T18:06:03.059+01:002013-02-19T18:06:03.059+01:00One of my favourite books as a child was "The...One of my favourite books as a child was "The wheel on the School" by Meindert DeJong which is about some children at a Dutch primary school who are trying to set up a cartwheel on the school roof that will attract storks to nest. First find your wheel... PaulineTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-87203100292586005332013-02-19T17:42:55.414+01:002013-02-19T17:42:55.414+01:00What a wonderful sight! I know there are some magn...What a wonderful sight! I know there are some magnificent wildlife sights in the UK, but birds that big are just so impressive to see. I'm jealous. MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-65375698237151723422013-02-19T14:36:05.914+01:002013-02-19T14:36:05.914+01:00@Tim - thanks for your expertise :-)
Stork or cra...@Tim - thanks for your expertise :-) <br />Stork or crane, they were indeed great to see.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-29452729810895272282013-02-19T13:45:19.028+01:002013-02-19T13:45:19.028+01:00A great spot...
Talking of which...
I've got ...A great spot...<br /><br />Talking of which...<br />I've got the plans for a Stork nestbox... <br />all you need is a tall chimney... and...<br />an old cartwheel!!<br />And, around here... <br />probably...<br />planning permission!...!!!!...!!<br /><br />Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-62569070975620021202013-02-19T13:33:10.987+01:002013-02-19T13:33:10.987+01:00@Susan - it was quite an event when the stork pair...@Susan - it was quite an event when the stork pair set up shop in what had been an abandoned nest not far from us in NL. We drove by [at a safe distance so as not to disturb] to see one sitting on the nest.<br />They did come back the next year but not the year after that.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-63365888884677041952013-02-19T13:29:40.170+01:002013-02-19T13:29:40.170+01:00@Perpetua - they were quite a sight. And yes frost...@Perpetua - they were quite a sight. And yes frost here this morning; but we don't mind as we have the sun :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-16147894873796490912013-02-19T12:54:00.834+01:002013-02-19T12:54:00.834+01:00I've only ever seen single storks too (so am q...I've only ever seen single storks too (so am quite envious). Ken and Rose had a flock spend the night at their place in the Brenne a few years ago -- they sent me photos. The birds came down to sit out a storm and perched on anything they could find. Rose said it was quite spooky.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-61531824563444654352013-02-19T12:44:58.277+01:002013-02-19T12:44:58.277+01:00I'm sure I couldn't tell them apart either...I'm sure I couldn't tell them apart either, but they always sound so exotic to me. :-) Blue skies here too, but the temperature is much lower and dropping, with a hard frost last night.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-53704064958406029402013-02-19T12:18:42.639+01:002013-02-19T12:18:42.639+01:00@Jane & Lance - blue skies yes but it is set t...@Jane & Lance - blue skies yes but it is set to turn much colder over the next few days. So it isn't spring quite yet here either!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-74629180483516696372013-02-19T12:17:13.834+01:002013-02-19T12:17:13.834+01:00@Susan - and Tim has indeed done so :-)@Susan - and Tim has indeed done so :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-39490202101752608122013-02-18T17:40:22.157+01:002013-02-18T17:40:22.157+01:00Hello Niall and Antoinette:
Blue skies, sunroof do...Hello Niall and Antoinette:<br />Blue skies, sunroof down and Cranes wheeling overhead. Spring surely has sprung. Still in the grip of winter chill here in Budapest!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-32401253699778807562013-02-18T17:32:48.755+01:002013-02-18T17:32:48.755+01:00These look like storks to me. I've no doubt Ti...These look like storks to me. I've no doubt Tim can confirm their ID.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com