Ballet of cranes in the sky of Charente
Ballet performed by hundreds of cranes in the sky above Saint Preuil or the art of feeling the wind...
Beautiful ballet performed by hundreds of cranes in the sky of Saint Preuil above Le Relais.
- Migrating cranes in Charente above Saint Preuil
- Arriving from the south cranes are looking for upwards winds
Around 14:00 several groups of cranes appeared from the south of the region.
After several passages, the first group was obviously taking benefit of upwards winds to quickly gain altitude.
After several large rounds in the sky, the group handed its flight configuration and then headed north.
- Migrating cranes in Charente above Saint Preuil
- Group of cranes take in turn the upwards winds
Meanwhile, several other groups have in turn took the same upwards winds to gain altitude. Thus cranes seemed whirling in the sky, giving the impression to collide them at any time.
In fact, each group was at a lower altitude than the previous group.
- Migrating cranes in Charente above Saint Preuil
- Two major groups of cranes are formed before flying North
Once the correct height was reached, ie when groups have reached a current of air towards the north, two large groups were formed and disappeared to the north ...
