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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A bridge of Madison County
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Nubble Island’s only industry
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Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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Mount Fuji Day
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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World Honey Bee Day
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International Sloth Day
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A bridge comes full circle
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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National Park Week begins
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Fight for your lefts
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A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
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Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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Life in the slow lane
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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A learning garden
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Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
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A narrow passage
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Art in the chapel
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Hot and Spicy Food Day
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Unearthing a queen s lost tale
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The Wave at Coyote Buttes
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Hnausapollur crater lake, Fjallabak Nature Reserve, Iceland
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In the Supertree Grove
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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