Running On Water
It looks like a race to get airborne…like the first one to take flight wins a prize. And I guess in a way, it does, flying is quite the gift and the view can’t be beat.
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Stay In Your Lane – Trumpeter Swans
If you’re a bird the size of a swan, it would not be a good idea to run into one of your own kind…or anything for that matter. It’s wiser to pick your lane and stay in it until you reach the wide expanse of the sky.
Cleared For Takeoff – Trumpeter Swans
Trumpeter Swans are big birds. They can weigh over 25 pounds with a wingspan of over six feet. As you might imagine, getting a body this big into the air is not an easy feat. In fact Trumpeters are very tactical about it all. They sometimes need a clear runway on the water of about … Read more
In Sync Swans
Trumpeter Swans, for the most part, will mate for life…and the pair will remain together year-round. They are beautiful, big birds that are one of the most graceful flyers I have ever seen. In this image, a pair of swans depart the marsh to feed in the surrounding fields. It’s common to see them leave … Read more
Spring Swans
Spring time means different things to different people but for me, it usually means watching swans at a local marsh. This year there are more there than I’ve ever seen. Several hundred would be my conservative estimate. And to think at one time in the US the species was down to about 70 birds. It … Read more
Sunset Swans – Cones Marsh
A winter sunset with swans…what could be better? Well OK, maybe more swans but still… One of the good things about Iowa…if we have a mild winter…if certain pools of water remain open or reopen from an early ice up, the Trumpeter Swans seem to find them. And they’ll remain in the area for as … Read more