Seek Rest
Every autumn's highlight is the return of the cranes from the northern areas to special locations in Germany where they rest on their way further south of Europe - to survive winter season.
The flooded areas of the moor provide them some shelter against their predators during night time. Therefore every evening around sun set you can watch them returning from their daily foraging and new transients approaching - before one day, they magically decide to go further south.
Unfortunately most of such areas are no longer attractive to the cranes due to ongoing peatland dehydration, which also may adversely affect the climate of our planet.
Although you might have watched the evening approach many times in your life - every evening is different and when you firstly hear them coming and finally see them approaching from large flocks down to single families or individuals you still might get goose bumps.
Thank you for watching!
© 2021 Michael Ackzien
