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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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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Kelp buddies
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
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Tintern Abbey, Wales
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Great Fountain Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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An island for the birds
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A path lain with petals
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US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
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Hello, spring!
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Fall Astronomy Week
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What does the fox dream?
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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Moon Day
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A cry for independence
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Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
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Tough turf
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Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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International Day of Friendship
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Heron lies the Salton Sea
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Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
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Midwinter freeze
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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Celebrating Pi Day
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World Dolphin Day
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