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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India Republic Day
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Salt of the earth
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National Bison Day
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Black bear cub emerging into spring
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King of the dinosaurs
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Polar Bear Week
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Menton, France
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Antarctica Day
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Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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World Lion Day
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Flag Day
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Let’s talk fossils
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Brain coral
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The monsoon arrives in the desert
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Happy Halloween!
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Dashing through the snow
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Songkran—Thai New Year
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Is that a smile?
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Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
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Sailing on thick ice
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Take the stairs
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