I spent four days in Anklam/Peenetal in April 2023.

I spent the night at the „Hotel Am Stadtwall“. It’s a bit outdated and there was no breakfast. However, I was out so early in the morning that I didn’t miss it. Anklam can’t hide the fact that it’s obviously located in a structurally poor region. I couldn’t see anything interesting in terms of tourism. However, there was a good pizzeria called „Heidari“. That was all I needed to fall into bed in the evening, full and exhausted. I had a special experience at the hotel at the entrance to the car park. I heard a familiar sound in a hedge there. I sat down cross-legged in front of the hedge and waited. It didn’t take long before a goldcrest appeared and approached curiously.

This is a huge area of reedbeds in the north-east of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The area is known for its high density of white-tailed eagles. In the four days I was there, I didn’t see a single person in the whole area, but I did see a lot more animals. I was able to observe and photograph many marsh harriers and white-tailed eagles. Foxes and wild boar also passed by. I was very startled when I was walking along the path and a sea eagle soared up on the reeds about 5 metres in front of me. After a moment of shock, I managed to get a relatively sharp shot of it.