Sunrise is the challenge of the week – and indeed…it was a challenge! I do not have many sunrises on photo. But, some years ago we went to Lake Hornborgasjön where thousands ans thousands of cranes gather every spring on returning to Sweden form southern countries. That spring, that special day, more than 16 000 cranes flew in during the early morning hours – and we were there by 4 o-clock to see them (and hear them…) coming…
It was spectacular, and something dreamed of for many years.
The last photo is from the first time we visited our daughter in Umeå – the rising sun touching the church spire, overlooking this very cold morning city.
Leya 
Very lovely, Leya 🙂
I am glad you enjoyed it!
Beautifully captured! ❤
Thank you – Nature’s wonder!
Wow just wow 😮
Thank you – two fantastic mornings!
Such super images ….
Thank you kindly – it was a super event for me!
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Love the way the cranes follow the line of clouds.
Yes, isn’t it fascinting – a perfect line!
Amazing sunrise, Ann-Christine.. The first one looks so magical..
Magical it was –
So amazing!
With the sound of those 16000 cranes – unbelievable!
Our cranes are back! Heard them bugling at dusk and saw two pairs fighting for territory. Spring is definitely coming!
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Terrific images, Ann-Christine! Beauty in nature and nature bringing beauty to a human landscape.
Thank you – a bit the feeling when I look at your photos!
Very kind of you, thank you!
Really spectacular! So beautiful colours 💕
Thank you – so glad to share that lovely morning!
Such inspiring images.
Thank you very much – love it if they are inspiring!
I love the way the sunrise almost makes the water look metallic. Lovely.
So glad you like it – it was a wonderful morning.
Fabulous sunrise images.😍
Thanks so much!
Such stunning photos
Colline – that was an unforgettable experience!
Wow what a lovely images
Thank you very much – I would love to visit there again!
Some marvellous images, Ann Christine!
Thanks, Sue! I still think of that event every year in March, and when I hear the first cranes flying over our house.
Fab memory!
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Spectacular A-C 🙂
Thanks, Brian! A dream for every Swedish bird lover!
Beautiful, particularly that first one!
Thank you, and yes, that was a memorable morning. But the sound of all those birds was deafening!