Cranes in migration is a sight to behold.

I recall seeing cranes in Istanbul Turkey in the early 1990s, circling and calling over the city. Also, in Jeddah, I saw cranesseveral times, where it is a stop on their route from Eurasia to Africa. Jeddah must be a conspicuous marker on the Red Sea coast, and among the Hijaz mountain range, and the deserts around it. They are seen over the al-Andalus district (Palestine Road), and the Old Airportarea. I have a video tape of them somewhere. Quite a sight.

I also recall reading an article by some ornithology researcher in an issue of Saudi Arabian Airlines in flight magazine about those cranes and their migration over Saudi Arabia.