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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Two rocks and a heart spot
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National Llama Day
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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International Museum Day
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Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
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A species no longer at risk
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Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
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Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
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Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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A ‘city’ within Valencia
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An uncommon look at an American icon
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Let s get lost
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East River crossing
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On the rebirth of the Olympic Games
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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In Sicily, history is everywhere
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Bobbio, Italy
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The fantastic winter fox
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
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Merry and bright
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Eye of the cave
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The artists come to Venice
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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