tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post275250330681784800..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: This time they really are cranes!Niall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-62171366424070126512013-02-23T17:26:07.148+01:002013-02-23T17:26:07.148+01:00@Perpetua - they are large, especially when you ge...@Perpetua - they are large, especially when you get a bit closer to them. <br /><br />Isn't always the way!?Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-89775971592636238412013-02-23T16:21:02.230+01:002013-02-23T16:21:02.230+01:00What a brilliant sight! They are dramatically larg...What a brilliant sight! They are dramatically large birds and these are super photos. We had 4 chaffinches feeding on the ground just outside the utility room door yesterday, but of course I didn't have my camera with me. Sigh....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-51903425133664223862013-02-21T15:40:18.822+01:002013-02-21T15:40:18.822+01:00@Fly - thanks! ah yes Chalais.... thereby will han...@Fly - thanks! ah yes Chalais.... thereby will hang a tale.... ;-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-64173318664996384262013-02-21T15:35:25.080+01:002013-02-21T15:35:25.080+01:00@AJ - I think you have to go to north Norfolk to s...@AJ - I think you have to go to north Norfolk to stand any chance but they're pretty unusual in the UK. Have a look at the RSPB wesite for info.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-55842144679202124532013-02-21T15:33:37.274+01:002013-02-21T15:33:37.274+01:00@Susan - I'm quite pleased with the pair takin...@Susan - I'm quite pleased with the pair taking off/flight series but the whole group one is my favourite--they look like they're on a bouncy castle :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-81638927809034536092013-02-21T15:29:12.353+01:002013-02-21T15:29:12.353+01:00@Diane - they seem not to be flying over Charnizay...@Diane - they seem not to be flying over Charnizay either [so far].Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-66924228015464642992013-02-21T15:28:11.177+01:002013-02-21T15:28:11.177+01:00These are superb photographs...and the colours are...These are superb photographs...and the colours are magnificent.<br /><br />And Chalais to come....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-24559042277342644372013-02-21T15:21:46.310+01:002013-02-21T15:21:46.310+01:00Oh how amazing is that! I'm even more jealous...Oh how amazing is that! I'm even more jealous now. (In a nice way - I don't begrudge you seeing them. I just wish we had anything remotely like that here.)MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-29257060368040484992013-02-21T14:43:01.331+01:002013-02-21T14:43:01.331+01:00I haven't seen a single solitary crane yet -- ...I haven't seen a single solitary crane yet -- they are flying around Preuilly, which is often the case. I usually only see them once a year, and their arrival route is slightly different to their departure. Great shots, especially the one overhead, but I like the one of the whole group, with them all doing something different.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-15667433975702093722013-02-21T14:30:42.537+01:002013-02-21T14:30:42.537+01:00They seem to be missing us this year. I heard a f...They seem to be missing us this year. I heard a few a week back and that was the end of it. Great photos. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-43423139872463324682013-02-21T13:55:15.193+01:002013-02-21T13:55:15.193+01:00@Gaynor - Just the proverbial luck of being in the...@Gaynor - Just the proverbial luck of being in the right place at the right time :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-49491903440758993592013-02-21T13:54:05.809+01:002013-02-21T13:54:05.809+01:00@Tim - credit to Niall for the spot: "there&#...@Tim - credit to Niall for the spot: "there's some big birds over there"<br /><br />It was heaving with cranes! [Just south of Le Blanc on the way to Belarbre.] Once we cut the engine they settled back down and 'obliged' :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-56146246595017439372013-02-21T13:47:12.149+01:002013-02-21T13:47:12.149+01:00Great pics and well done!Great pics and well done!GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-62057495645863535422013-02-21T13:41:35.856+01:002013-02-21T13:41:35.856+01:00Great spot... I have no doubt, looking at these pi...Great spot... I have no doubt, looking at these pictures that the Brenne must be quite full of cranes that have come across Limousin... it is where we got good sightings of them last year... and, as you observed, they don't seem to see us as a threat.<br />There are at least 32 in that first picture... we saw a group of five last year... and then a group of four.. great shots and a lovely series of flight pix there, too!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-18154852300353739512013-02-21T13:25:00.109+01:002013-02-21T13:25:00.109+01:00@Jane & Lance - let's hope so! :-)@Jane & Lance - let's hope so! :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-37989570944079594332013-02-21T13:15:06.228+01:002013-02-21T13:15:06.228+01:00Hello Niall and Antoinette:
The photograph of the ...Hello Niall and Antoinette:<br />The photograph of the Crane in flight against the bluer than blue sky is so attractive. What a sight this must have been and, surely, Spring is just around the corner with so much avian activity.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com