Clear sunny day, warm, wind SW moderate. Large flock of Common Crane gathering over Etableau and flew off NE in three large skeins [upward of 200 birds] followed by a second small group that flew straight towards us.
The noise was incredible. They flew straight overhead and I almost fell over backwards [Falklands Penguin Syndrome!] as I took the following shot ... I was saved from total embarassment by the trunk of a willow!
The Ghost of 2 Days Before Christmas Past
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In the years when we owned our house in Preuilly sur Claise but still lived
in London the 23rd December was the day we travelled.
In 2006 we flew into Li...
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