Homebound... Gray cranes flock over the lake at the Agamon Hahula observation park in the Israeli northern part of the Jordan Valley on Wednesday, looking for a place to sleep during the yearly bird migration from Eastern Europe to Africa. The reddening sky of Upper Galilee appears to darken in the late afternoon as around half a billion birds flee the European winter and flock to northern Israel in waves. At this time of year, more than 400 known bird species will cross the fertile region, before heading off to find their winter homes in Africa.AFP
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