Tough old birds!

 
Flying over Oath Lock (Paul Hockey)

The eighteen cranes have had a tough time over the festive period with some seriously cold and snowy conditions, but thanks to the support of a local farmer/landowner who has been putting out a little supplementary feed they are all looking pretty healthy!  Thankfully, things have warmed up a little now, and the birds have recently been observed picking over an old dung heap, presumably finding all kinds of tasty morsels, and also mooching about in fields stocked with sheep, digging around in the soft ground.  Vince (who had developed a nasty limp) is now also looking a whole lot better...maybe he just didn't like the rock hard ground conditions!

About the author

Damon’s role is to act as the hub of the project - making sure everyone involved knows what is going on and that it is all running smoothly. He is also responsible for project community awareness work in Somerset, construction of the release enclosure, and running the post release monitoring work in Somerset.  Damon works alongside the RSPB reserve teams in Somerset.