Get to know the Cranes at Lake Hornborga. Where do they spend the winter and what do they like to eat? Does the Crane live in pairs all the life? Find out some more about the Cranes at Lake Hornborga and how they count all the Cranes that you see here.
Most of the cranes to be seen around Lake Hornborgasjön overwinter in southern Spain. In mid-February, they leave their wintering areas and point their long bills northwards. They migrate along a fixed route over France and Germany, crossing the snowy peaks of the Pyrenees along the way. In March, they arrive back here to rest at Lake Hornborgasjön.
A long day’s journey
Before the last phase of their flight, the cranes make a pit stop in northern Germany. There, they eat and wait for good weather. With a following wind, the cranes manage the remaining 500 kilometres in a single day, reaching up to 70 km per hour.