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?
Today in History
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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National Public Lands Day
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Celebrating World Art Day
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Yosemite National Park anniversary
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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Happy Arbor Day!
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’Chess on ice’
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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Blue linckia sea stars in Papua New Guinea
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Wild garlic in bloom at Hainich National Park, Germany
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Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day
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Going with the floe
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Short-eared owl
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Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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A day to take a moment
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Listening to the sea
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Flock together for Cousins Day
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
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It s tree-climbing season
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Old Town of Rovinj, Croatia
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Hut, hut, hike!
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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The owl that loved football
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Christmas Bird Count
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Chapel on the rock