Whenever I see the cranes crossing Germany from their northern summer resort to their winter abode I think of the line from Friedrich Schiller’s ballad The Cranes of Ibycus: “Sieh da! Sieh da, Timotheus. Die Kraniche des Ibykus!”
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Repetition
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Thursday Trios
The title is a Chinese saying about cranes. Between October and mid November about 120,000 crane cross over our area for their winter abode in the South. Or is it possibly only 119,000? Who counts them? FOWC with Fandango: Countless
Leanne has asked me to pick a topic for her Monochrome Madness challenge. I decided that birds would be a good idea. I don’t have many bird photos but the good ones are amongst my private favourites. I usually wish that I had a better … Continue reading One for the Birds
Overhead the cranes were on their loud way south, moving forward ’cause they can’t fly backwards. Square #22 in May: Move Forward
We were in Wiesbaden today, minding our own business when we were interrupted by trumpeting noises which seemed to come from a bit of a distance.
The cranes were on their way south and we were directly in their flight path.
All of them trumpeting as if to warn anybody to get out of their way.
In reality they communicate amongst themselves, particularly among families: the parents lead their youngins who make the trip for the first time.
They can fly up to 2000 km non-stop. They fly from northern and north-eastern Europe to southern Europe and Africa where they spend their winters.
They came in several waves, some groups in classical v-formation, some in a broader pattern.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Situation
