EP 1: AN UNWANTED FLIGHT| MIGRATORY BIRDS ARE SAYING BYE TO SIBERIA- fusionstories

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AN UNWANTED FLIGHT

CH #1 

‘Boo…..’ she shook like a leaf that the fish slipped out of her mouth.

‘Coward…coward… pigeon hearted…by the way thanks for this yummy lunch,’ her elder brother pushed her to swallow that tempting small fish which she just found after wagging for two hours with stuff lotus roots deep inside the lake.  

 ‘It’s being really tough to find any food from this chilly flow of Lake Baikal nowadays. Siberia is again ready to kick us out. It’s just like we’re born expats at every corner of this world without any native town. It is our fate is to migrate here and there in search of food and shelter for whole of our life,’ he gulp down all fish in one go thoughtfully.  His sister paused for while and started to cry louder.

‘Hey, Crany instead of frightening and dirge you should learn the guts to come to blows and snatch back. My silly little Siberian crane sister with spiky red nose there is no use of crying over spilt milk now,’ he scoffed at her and showed his belly out of his wings.

‘I don’t have spiky red nose and give me back my fish…mom…,’ she continued crying louder and irritate.

 'Eat some plant stuff; it’s too is about to vanish in snow in days. You know a group of mallards was fighting on a pack of chips left by a single visitor near lake. By the way I’m not a cruel elder brother but you know…,’ he paused and looked at her white colored sister with red beak for a second.

 HYPERPHAGIA STAGE

 ‘Why don’t you understand all migratory birds are at hyperphagia stage now days? Soon we’ll have to leave to east to spend our winter. I’m storing my fat, my energy for the upcoming long travel as about 3000 miles over Himalaya. This year I’m planning to explore some new habitat for my winter. I’m more excited to see the sights apart from Caspian coast and long behind Karakoram ranges; towards Himalayas across Ganges in India or at Indus in Pakistan.  

'We're eastern Siberian cranes and we mostly migrate towards China then why are you dreaming to leave with western cranes? Will you leave mom and me too like our father. I don't like you...I don't like migration too... hunters took my father from me...give back my fish,' his sister yelled irritate and ran after him splashing the chill water all around.

 PLANNING ROUTES OF MIGRATORY  BIRDS 

'Don't worry I'm not leaving anywhere. Tell mother crane that I’m going to meet my buddy Houbara Bustard at near Populus Tremula trees and then we’ll meet uncle goose to discuss our upcoming migratory trip from Lake Baikal, Siberia to Lake Poyang, China or to Lake Haliji, Pakistan. All migratory birds Teals, pintails, Mallard and Waders are gathering there to listen at the adventurous migratory stories of birds from him,’ he flown away leaving her astonished. 

Migration! I don’t want to leave my place,’ she looked around the hiking tracks of great Baikal Trail. The visitors on those trails were decreasing day by day. The weather was going chillier. She flew to Trans-Siberian railway pass but came back soon as she was still hungry.

‘Is it necessary to migrate every year?’ Why can't we store any food stuff for winters like ants do? she asked her mother, who was looking at orange sunset on sky.

2. TO NOURISH THEIR KIDS IN MODERATE SUMMER

 ‘We’re migratory vagabonds. Food is not the only reason, my kid,' she came closer to her and smiled.  'Cranes are native of west.  They lay and hatch eggs in Siberia.  We got you here in last summer. Your father was too happy to see you in his wings,' she pointed towards a nest almost swimming above shallow water at edge of lake.  'You couldn't survive in upcoming harsh winter so most of the birds like me had to migrate towards east to nurture their offspring in moderate winters. Still you're too young to struggle against any unfavourable circumstances. Ah, by wish or not, some birds are constrained to travel long distances between their breeding and wintering grounds,' her mother sighed.

  

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3. HARSH WINTER AND SNOW 

'The days are coming short. Look at that orange ball which turn its face from us and the harsh winter will force us to leave for our survival. Soon this lake will be wrapped with snow and we won’t find any place for our kids to shield from the harsh, cold winds and snow flakes,’ mother Siberian crane was still gazing at the sun.

‘Where is your brother crane? I’m heck of him? How can wetland fowl and semi deserted bird be friends? Though Houbara bustards and cranes initiate together to migrate but diverse their destinations at end. We’re water fowls and Houbara is semi-deserted bird. We breed at opposite directions but your brother crane doesn’t understand it,’ mother crane planned to see old goose lived at other corner of lake.

4. TO PREVENT FROM DISEASE

‘How you feeling buddy?' siberian crane reached houbara bustard's place quite distant from lake.
'i'm fine but many birds are infected of mysterious disease around here. Weather changes seriously affect the fowls over here,' houbara flown out of tall tree.
'That's why many species of birds here are in hurry to migrate just to avoid infection. Will you try this?' crane offered Houbara a leftover of burger. 

5. PREDATORS

'Yes, if we would be save from any ieseas then any falcon or hawk will feast on us as soon as the trees will go off leaves an bushes will refuse too to shade us. These big fowls really mess our life here and they don't left us even on our migratory routes,' Houbara answered thoughtfully. 

‘From where do you find these?’ Houbara excitedly had a piece and asked about burger.

‘From there,’ brother crane pointed towards an open window at 6^th floor of huge building while their way to uncle goose.

‘There lived a young man who shared his snacks with me. He lived alone and most of the time I found him drowns in bulk of books. I think he's not native but on any project here,’

HUMANS AND MIGRATORY BIRDS

‘You should be careful. Humans never give any favors without any purpose,’
‘He’s not like this. He talks too much about birds’ migration; about their routes, stopovers and threats faced by them. He even showed me some routes on his mobile. Humans are really magicians. They can perceive above mighty mountains till inside hollow canyon sitting at their place. They manage everything any where they live. Not like birds, who’re forced to leave their native towns every year. Humans have grasped this universe in their palms,’ brother crane flicked beside the bush.

‘No, not at all. I don’t like humans. They’re just selfish predators, more malicious than these Hawks,’ Houbara looked above. First they pollute and destroy our dwellings, put hurdles in our migration trips through large glass buildings and mobile towers and then claim to rescue us from being extinct. Few of them prey and hunt upon us and then their brothers organize foundations to endow with protection to birds. I just learnt from my last trips that all humans have two faces. They left no place for other inhabitants of this world to stay in peace. From mountains till rifts, neither place is safe from their mischievous but no one can put nature in his palm. Storms and tsunamis force them too to leave their place. It’s actually nature take our revenge from them,’ Houbara Bustard was really angry at humans. 

UNCLE GOOSE AND HIS MIGRATORY STORIES

Soon they reached at uncle goose place.

Uncle goose was an old fowl, which covered many destinies in his migration trips. He travelled thousand miles above desolated giant mountains, noisy coastlines and green river deltas while migrating from west to east. He met different dangers in his migratory expeditions. Uncle goose lost his one leg after thumping a big glass building in way to south. His one of the baby geese departed its life after beating at an electric pole. He could understand many human languages. For years he was guiding the flock of birds about safety measurements of their trips. Young birds especially liked his company.

WHEN, WHERE AND HOW MANY BIRDS LEAVE FROM SIBERIA?

‘Its end of August and by the first week of next month, we’ll leave this place in groups’ one after one,’ he talked to the gathering.

‘By the end of this week, flocks of waders and cranes will gather along Lena River and will leave for east. More than 10,000 birds will leave all to cover a distance of more than 5000 miles approximately.This migration will continue about month till October,’ uncle goose was giving the leaving schedule to different species of birds over there.

‘More than 5000 miles at high altitude!  I’ve stored a lot of fat in my body to be used. Look my weight is doubled just in two weeks,’ brother crane sowed his muscles to other birds.

‘Good for you. Hope you won’t fall anywhere exhausted of your own weight,’ one pintail mocked followed by the giggles of other birds.

‘Leaving and coming back, again leaving and coming back. Are we going to travel at night again?’ Houbara bustard looked restless at uncle goose.

‘Yes, most of the time, we would prefer night to avoid hawkers, predators and hustle bustle of day time,’

‘Actually, birds travel at night to use stars as navigation. If we would able to discover any GPRS system like humans then we simply travel anywhere any time,’ brother Siberian crane was really inspired of human technology.

BIRDS DON'T NEED VISAS AND PASSPORT FLYING AT BORDERS

‘Off course, then our handsome Siberian crane would also stop at every inch for visas and passport to continue its migration trips; always found busy charging its mobiles at electric wires to follow the GPRS and at end just look for any rock to break its screen when battery or signals drop right above Mount Everest. Thanks to my lord, we’re far from these human creeps. By the way why don’t you hire a plane or any train to reach at another side,’ little pin shot again hit at her excited emotions.

‘Then who would pay the fare of this fatty creep. A flying crane can hit a plane but can never ride it,’ a wadder also joined the mockery. 

HOW DO MIGRATORY BIRDS NAVIGATE?

‘Right, more technology, more constraints… birds still use stars, wind patterns, sun rays’ directions and previous follow up tracks for navigation. We’re born to fly and we love to practice it unless we listen at our dead beat. Our tracks are centuries old. I can even travel on them blindfold,’ uncle geese also didn’t like human’s praising.

‘Umm…blindfold… that’s why you broke your one leg after hitting at building in China last year. I wish I can fly and enjoy alone,’ brother crane murmured to Houbara.

‘Ok guys, we’ll meet soon at our departure points. I’ll leave at end to watch any rescue happy journey and fly safe,’ uncle goose dismissed the meeting.

‘Oh, thanks we don’t have to pack a bulk of luggage like humans,’ Houbara flied out to near branch of tree.

‘That’s because we don’t dress up otherwise a lunch box doesn’t carry a weight,’ Siberian crane flipped in blue water.

WHAT WOULD IF MIGRATORY BIRDS ALSO DRESS UP?

‘We’re warm blooded animals like humans but look we don’t need to carry that funny costume stuff on us. I'm happy that birds migrate an fly all around the year not like humans who spend all of their life grazing at one point on earth,’ Houbara pointed to a woman nearby wrapped in red coat and turquoise paints having a camera in her hand.

‘Think Houbara, if we would dress up like humans then we don’t need to wander here and there,’ Siberian crane made pose for that girl, who was probably making a documentary upon migratory birds, who were almost ready to leave from their native town.

‘Oh my god, a handsome, gorgeous Siberian crane waving to us,’ the girl cried with excitement.
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DESTINATION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS FROM SIBERIA

'Yes, cranes are ready to leave for vibrant China, artistic Iran, tough Afghanistan, cordial Pakistan and melodious India. Oo..oh how can I forget my friend Houbara favorite the rich U.A.E,' crane came in front of camera.

‘Come here, don’t go too close,’ Houbara called him from the tree.

‘This is my friend, the Houbara bustard. He’s very annoying of Humans specially the Arabs. Arabs think that Houbara meat boosts their energies so they hunt my friends in numbers ever year. But still Houbaras succeed to come back with more kids every year. I wish my friend a happy sibling trip ahead or may be happy family…,’ brother crane pulled Houbara towards that reporter.
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‘Shut up, just shut up. You annoying creep. Get away. I don’t want to be in camera,’ Houbara pushed him.

HUMANS AND THEIR STORIES ABOUT MIGRATORY BIRDS

‘See two different species of birds are fighting and kicking over food and place to live. Oh poor. That’s why these birds are forced to migrate every year,’ the girl gone more shrill and noisy.

‘What!’ they both stopped got astonished and then laughed for long.

‘Humans and their stories,’ Houbara was successful to drag crane at one side.

‘Sun is almost setting. Come back,’ mother crane reached there to see her son and clutched him from his one leg.

‘But that boy called me at night to share his dinner with me,’ brother crane tried to explain his point but all went in vein.

After a week, flock of Houbaras and pintails started to gather in Baikal lakes and across Lena River to depart. Excitement, restlessness and hope; there was mixture of emotions in Chirping, buzzing and flattering of birds who were ready to migrate.

LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS FROM SIBERIA

Siberian cranes, waders, geese, sandhill cranes,Pintails, flamingo, mallards and many more were present there.

‘It's just like students are gathering to attend their morning assembly in any school or warriors is ready to attack,’ Houbara gazed at the well organized flocks of migratory fowls from above.

‘Where are you, crane,’ he looked for brother crane.

MISSING SIBERIAN CRANE

‘We’re about to leave but crane is missing since morning. I’ve seen him everywhere. Do you know about him? We can’t be late. This flock will not wait for us,’ mother crane was nervous.

‘Don’t get worry. I would look for him,’ houbara looked at his parents and sibling at a near bushes for a while, who were ready to fly as most of the flocks set off by early morning and it was already late.

Houbara fled high leaving them astonished and turned to Baikal railway tracks.

‘I know, where he could be,’ he was straight to 6^th floor of that tall building.

‘Oh my god…,’he peeped through the window. That reporter girl and a young boy were sitting at a square table covered with lot of machines and Siberian crane was caged.…

TO BE CONTINUED

Join Crane & Houbara bustard journey to meet the adventure and cultural flora. 

   Ch 2: Bird rings will be with you guys!

Ch 3 : What is the route towards China?

Ch 4 : Lost above Tian Shan 
 Ch. 5: Wild apples stop of Kazakhstan
Ch 6: Landing on landlocked Caspian sea, Iran
Ch 7: Meet love & hate at Dusht e lut, Iran 
Ch 8: Adventures of Dubai
Ch 9 : When reached Afghanistan: a country in war
Ch 10 : A safe escape from war
Ch 11 : Oops, Is it Wazirastan, Pakistan?
Ch 12 : Staying at wetlands of Pakistan
Ch 13 : Arabian princes killing Houbara Bustard for pleasurable meat 
Ch 14 : Crane got caught at India & Pakistan border accused as a spy 
Ch 15 : Good Bye India
Ch 16 : Don't want to leave for Lahore to Islamabad airport
Ch 17 : At last in China with Zain & Young love at Beijing
Last Chapter: 

'I don't want another unwanted flight, brother,' Crany closed her eyes for forever


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