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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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Black History Month
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Back to the nest
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It s World Bee Day
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Reflections on Memorial Day
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Happy Welsh New Year!
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Happy Independence Day!
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Happy Arbor Day!
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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The frog prince?
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Social climbing
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I see one!
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Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California
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World Octopus Day
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Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire
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Marine Day in Japan
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Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława, Poland
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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The birthplace of a classic Christmas carol
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A bison preserve
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
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Wicker fields in Cañamares, Spain
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