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Thousands of cranes are passing over Hesse again
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A large part of the 10,000 local breeding pairs has flown in by Valentine's Day; stronger males sometimes drive a wedge into existing partnerships and then take over the female.
2025-02-13 05:40:10
Nature
Cranes Return: A Springtime Dance of Love
As Valentine's Day approaches, approximately 10,000 crane pairs return to Germany, specifically to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg, to secure their breeding grounds. These migratory birds, known for their spectacular courtship dances, engage in displays featuring jumps, wing flapping, and stone tossing to attract lifelong partners.
Despite their monogamous tendencies, stronger males occasionally disrupt existing bonds, claiming females and their territories. The cranes can be best observed in the early morning as they forage near their nesting areas before the breeding season begins in March.
Their iconic trumpeting calls resonate in the air, marking the return of these elegant birds heralding the arrival of spring.
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Winged Love Dance: The Dance of the Cranes Begins
Cranes, migratory birds as a symbol of spring, return to the south and celebrate Valentine's Day with courtship dances. They usually live monogamously, but stronger males can take over partnerships. According to the Nature Conservation Association (Nabu) and Nabu bird conservation expert Marin Rümmler, around 10,000 breeding pairs are already back to secure the best nesting sites. Cranes mainly breed in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg and are best observed in the morning. Until the..
zeit
Migratory birds as a symbol of spring: A feathered love dance: The dance of the cranes begins
Around 10,000 pairs of cranes, which are short-distance migrants, return to Germany on Valentine's Day on February 14th to secure their breeding grounds in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. They perform impressive courtship dances with jumps, excited wing flapping and stones thrown into the air to attune their partners in a lifelong marriage, before they begin nesting in their breeding territory in March. Their trumpet-like calls can be heard, as Nabu bird protection expert Marin..
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