Native to North America, trumpeter swans live near rivers, lakes, and coastal byways in northern and western US states in the lower 48, as well as in Canada and Alaska. Depending on where they live, these swans are either resident birds or medium-range migrators. What they all require, though, is year-round access to open water, since their diet consists almost entirely of aquatic plants. That may be why the swans in this image are drawn to the waters of Kelly Warm Springs in Wyoming, which won"t freeze even as snow lines the banks.
Did they forget to fly south?
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Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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I see one!
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Sands of time
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Once upon a midafternoon dreary…
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Happy New Year! (Again!)
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Adorable activism
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Summer’s in home stretch
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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Tegallalang terrace farms in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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An island in the Highlands
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Penn Station
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International Surfing Day
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Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico
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Flying high on National Bird Day
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A predator at risk
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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A sleeping green giant
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Global commerce in motion
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Happy 300th, NOLA!
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Let’s go mothing
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The Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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Merry and bright
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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What happened to these clouds?
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A prison fit for a count
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Tortula moss, Netherlands