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?
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Native American Heritage Day
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Polar Bear Week
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Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day
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A river runs through it
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Happy Halloween!
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Antarctica Day
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Pups of the prairie
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World Elephant Day
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Fujian Tulou, China
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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Ready. Set. Snow.
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Birds of a feather flocking together
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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National Bison Day
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Formal garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
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Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
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A wassailing we go
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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