"FROZEN" - Trumpeter Swans
"FROZEN"
Trumpeter Swans (6 Photos)
With a wind chill factor of -20 degrees C and a lacy addition of hoar frost on the trees and shrubs, these overwintering Trumpeter Swans were spending their morning, feeding and washing & grooming their feathers to remove the icy build-up. (And yes that is floating ice in the water!)
Interestingly, there were a large number of Canada Geese just upstream but they had chosen to sleep in on the ice edge. By the time, they had hit the water, the swans had gotten up, "washed & dressed", eaten breakfast and had "gone back to bed". In this case, to the early bird go the spoils!
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John harper(non-registered)
These action shots are terrific. Your hours of watching paid off! I love the ice on the beak and feathers.
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