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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Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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Bohemian Switzerland
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
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Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
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Wildlife Conservation Day
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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Diwali
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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The Badlands celebrates a milestone
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National Lighthouse Day
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Mount Rainier National Park
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Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York
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Great on so many levels
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Pumpkin patch
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You re feeling sleepy
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Oh, happy day!
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills
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Step into the dark
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Native American Heritage Day
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Demoiselle cranes, India
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
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