Like every year, I hear them circling above the Döglemühle at this time of year. Their mating calls carry far and wide, and the numerous remains of nests in the trees above the parking lot show that they keep returning here. Of course, given the location—large stretches of fields and meadows along the Nidda River, the first of which is unfortunately being developed. Let’s hope it doesn’t drive the birds away. They aren’t endangered, and with estimates of up to 130,000 breeding pairs in Germany, buzzards have proven their adaptability.