For an important research project, Michael Quetting, head of laboratory at the Max Planck Institute, is tasked with teaching grey geese to follow him and his microlight through the skies. But first, they must breed.
When seven goslings finally hatch, it means Quetting has to completely slow down his life; suddenly, he discovers what it means to be an integral part of nature once again as a human being.
With affectionate descriptions of his flock, Quetting lets us share in the adventure of watching the little geese develop; how they conquer land, water and the skies together – right up to the difficult farewell at the end of the project, when the animals are released into the wild and Michael Quetting is a changed man …
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