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Thread: Blue Crane.
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19-06-2020, 10:02 #1
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Blue Crane.
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19-06-2020, 10:10 #2
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Re: Blue Crane.
Beautiful.
My dad always said that the blue crane's call is one of the surest signs of rain. Apparently, the bird flies high enough to be almost invisible to the naked eye, yet it's call is audible. And usually it rains three days later.
Can anyone verify that?
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19-06-2020, 10:18 #3
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Re: Blue Crane.
They make a stupidly loud sound for a bird, but most of all during breeding season, when we have seen massive numbers coming together, they are all but rare.
I bet most forum members dont know what they sound like.
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19-06-2020, 10:18 #4
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Re: Blue Crane.
Is this in the Free State?
We have some around the Caledonia area in the Western Cape, often in the company of sheep.
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19-06-2020, 10:27 #5
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Re: Blue Crane.
They make that sound often, especially when flying. If it rained every time I heard that sound, I'd be living in a swamp. So, no that is not true.
They make a stupidly loud sound for a bird, but most of all during breeding season, when we have seen massive numbers coming together, they are all but rare.
I bet most forum members dont know what they sound like.
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19-06-2020, 10:28 #6
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19-06-2020, 11:22 #7
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19-06-2020, 11:24 #8
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Re: Blue Crane.
Beautiful birds
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19-06-2020, 12:50 #9
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Re: Blue Crane.
From when about 5 years old Cody has had to comment when he hears them, he just cannot get his head around their appearance versus their sound.
"buuuuT Dad, it's not fair they shouldn't sound like that", Its about 7 years now and he still can not help himself when he hears them, he said the sound looks like crow's or something like that.
Too me they sound so beautiful.
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19-06-2020, 13:53 #10
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