It was getting toward dusk and the sky had a tint of red. Then in the distance the sound of crows getting ever closer. Suddenly the sky turned dark and flying overhead was hundreds, if not thousands, of crows. Is there is a murmuration of crows? (I know Starlings do this) ( thanks to a comment left by Sahah it is called a Murder of Crows)They circled, changed direction, dropped down and then rose up again. At one point I watched them dive down and land in trees just beyond the campsite, only for them to take off in unison in one black mass and start all over again. The sound was deafining but we couldn't drag ourselves away. Finally, after a good 10 minutes, trees were chosen, the noise almost stopped and as one down they went.
Not long after we had gone back inside another sound drew us out. What on earth were those strange-looking things flying past? Looked like and sounded like helicopters but they look all wrong for that as the vertical rotor blades were non-existent. Instead, the blades appeared on long horizontal wings. So has anyone any ideas? It certainly made the end of this holiday very memorable.
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| Many thanks go to Grant, Tom and Jan for identifying this as an V-22 Osprey |
5 comments:
Cv 22 osprey....us special operation squadron out of RAF Mildenhall...
Grant f
I believe it's a murder of crows ...
Irene the aircraft appears to be a US military V-22 Osprey. It's a cross between a helicopter and a turbo-prop aircraft having the long range of an aircraft and the vertical takeoff and landing of a helicopter.
Thank you Grant, Tom and Jan. I had a look online and found it a fascinating read. An amazing aircraft.
Thank you, Sarah. I will add a footnote to the post.
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