A few days ago we finally went for a walk in the forest. We hadn’t been there since autumn. The weather was sunny and there was a slight frost. It was mid-February, and we heard a crane calling, and quite close. We were heading in that direction. After driving about 300 m, we saw a crane walking in the meadow. It was walking and calling. The distance was about 150 m. I took a few photos and a short recording. Too far away for good shots. I didn’t want to approach it so as not to scare it away. That’s all from our trip. It’s been freezing cold since then. Today, quite a lot of snow fell. What about the crane? Will it survive? We know that there are more cranes like that. This year’s winter is playing tricks on us.
Many years ago, there were no such winter anomalies. The snow usually stayed until spring. It was sometimes earlier, but it sometimes ended in April. There were winter thaws. The snow thawed a bit and then there was snow and frost again. Below are some photos of this poor crane.
