My World Tuesday - Trumpeter Swans

On Saturday, I spent about twenty minutes on the side of a country road, engine off, window down, watching the swans in the farmer's field about seventy to one hundred feet away. Just listening and taking pictures. I love to hear the swans honking to each other, especially when a bicyclist passed by. They'd get up, move a few feet in one direction, and then settle back into the tall grass. Occasionally a few would fly in and join the group. It was wonderful to just stop and enjoy.

Skagit Swans (Click to Enlarge)

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Weekend Reflections - Trumpeter Swan

 Trumpeter Swan

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World Bird Wednesday - Trumpeters In Flight

Trumpeter swans in the Skagit Valley...my first entry into World Bird Wednesday.

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Stretch!

Stretching Trumpeter Swan

My World Tuesday - Swan Song of a Different Kind

Our lake is a winter home for 400+ trumpeter swans. During the summer months, the lake is a peaceful and quiet spot in the early morning hours. This time of year, the silence is interrupted by the honking of the swans.

They arrive each evening at dusk, announcing their arrival loudly. When I come home from work and get out of my car, I often see the swans flying overhead on their approach to their evening destination. If it is quiet in the house, you can occasionally hear the swans, even with the windows closed. They are a noisy flock. All through the night, the honking continues albeit at a quieter volume.

In the morning after the sun is up, the swans take flight and head to one of the many nearby fields to munch on whatever is there. On Saturday, I braved the below freezing temps to watch the sun come up over the lake and listen to their morning song.

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Gracefully Gliding Across the Surface

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Ghost Swans

Swan Lake?

Photo Information
Location: Sunday Lake, Stanwood, Washington
Additional Info: Trumpeter Swans at Dusk, almost like ghosts
Date: December 1, 2009

Where Have the Trumpeter Swans Gone?

Typically this time of year, our lake is home to several hundred Trumpeter swans. We've noticed over the past few weeks that the swans are not here in the evening. We've got a flock of Canada geese hanging around, but no Trumpeters.

We suspect that the snow storms over the Christmas holidays and the subsequent freezing of a large portion of the lake surface made the swans depart for other accommodations. I saw a few this past weekend in the fields not too far from the house so I know some are still around, just not on our lake.

We miss the "music" they brought to the neighborhood as they returned each night to rest.

Trumpeter Swans - A Year Ago