cranes

Well it's almost December but the cranes are still moving south. A flock of about 200 flew directly over the house today. They were doing their familiar circling which I assume is for the purpose of re-grouping, before they settled back into straggled skeins and proceeded southwards. They drew attention to themselves by their loud bugling cries and I can't decide which I find the most fascinating, this wild noise or the majestic sight of their migration.
I suppose that photos of cranes look much the same from one year to the next but I can't resist pointing a camera at them. These are some of this year's pics.