Flight delayed: crane winter migration arrives late in Israel – Some of the 100,000 birds flew in two weeks late this year after an exceedingly hot September, raising concerns global warming may play a role in the delay | ynetnews

The sun is setting on the lake and thousands of cranes perform a mating dance, bobbing their black and white heads while flapping large grey wings and hopping on long legs.
Like every winter, the red-crowned Eurasian birds are back on Israel’s Hula Lake – some for a stop-over en route from Russia, Finland and Estonia to Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, and others here for the entire cold season.