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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Killer whales in Spildra, Norway
-
National Aviation Day
-
Amelia Earhart
-
Arbor Day
-
Father s Day
-
A palace for the public
-
A little bit of Wonderland in New York City
-
On this shore, history was made
-
South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
-
Juniper Springs, Florida
-
Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
-
The aftermath of a meteorite
-
National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
-
Ski touring in Austria
-
Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida
-
World Nature Conservation Day
-
Black Fell in England s Lake District
-
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
-
Wahclella Falls, Oregon
-
Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
-
Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
-
Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
-
Watson Lake in Granite Dells, Arizona
-
Bathing in the light of Pride
-
Honoring our veterans
-
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
-
National Bison Day
-
AAPI Heritage Month & Lei Day
-
World Philosophy Day
-
World Lizard Day
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

