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A trio of trumpeter swans swim upstream as the sun sets over Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Eye to Eye A trumpeter swan headed upriver at Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A bevy of trumpeter swans on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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A little preening and stretching before turning in for the night. Two adult trumpeter swans with one of their cygnets on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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A juvenille (cygnet) trumpeter swan front left and an adult tundra swan rear right on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Enjoying a swim at Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
Photo: Garry Tucker, USFWS

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Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

This trumpeter swan cob (male) was keeping guard, while the pen (female) fed with her cygnets on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A family group of three cygnets and two adults at Seedskadee NWR. The cygnets gray feathers will be replaced by white feathers during their next molt.

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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Standing tall to get a better view. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

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The family that preens together stays together. Preening feathers is a very important activity. The outer layer of feathers must be realigned and oiled on a regular basis to keep its insulating prop

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl.
In total, the Refuge a

A pair of trumpeter swans preening their feathers on Seedskadee NWR in Wyoming. The rust colored staining on the head feathers is caused by contact with hydric soils while feeding. Trumpeter swans sp

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The pen, or female trumpeter swan, incubating eggs on a nest at Seedskadee NWR. The eggs are days away from hatching. Trumpeter swans, especially young pairs, can be sensitive to human disturbance

The pen, or female trumpeter swan, incubating eggs on a nest at Seedskadee NWR. The eggs are days away from hatching. Trumpeter swans, especially young pairs, can be sensitive to human disturbance

Trumpeter swan survival is based on a foundation of strong family bonds and crucial learned patterns of habitat use (traditions) acquired by associating with older more experienced birds, usually fami

Most birds have a uropygial gland, otherwise known as the preen gland or the oil gland. It is located near the base of the tail, and birds will take "oil" from this gland and place it on its

Trumpeter swan pairs will select nest sites over the next few weeks. Typically, if a pair successfully nested in a location last year, they will aggressively defend the location from other pairs. If

A pair of trumpeter swans on Seedskadee NWR. Trumpeter swans have established a breeding population on and near Seedskadee NWR and this area now fledges nearly half of the cygnets in Wyoming. Photo:

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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A pair of trumpeter swans on Seedskadee NWR stand watch while one of their cygnets sleep. Trumpeter swan adults are very protective as parents. They can and will defend them from predators, which o

A portion of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR remains open during the winter. Releases from Fontenelle Dam above the Refuge help to maintain open water even in the coldest winters. The open water, c

Trumpeter swans wintering on Seedskadee NWR have been increasing over the last decade. A high count of 304 in 2014. Open water below Fontenelle Dam, abundant submerged aquatic vegetation in the Green

A portion of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR remains open during the winter. Releases from Fontenelle Dam above the Refuge help to maintain open water even in the coldest winters. The open water, c

Scratching that itch. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Cygnets are young of the year trumpeter swans. They do not get the full black bill and black feet until their adult feathers start to grow in. As a cygnet, their bill colors include white, powder bl

Cygnets are young of the year trumpeter swans. They do not get the full black bill and black feet until their adult feathers start to grow in. As a cygnet, their bill colors include white, powder bl

An adult trumpeter swan watches over one of four cygnets hatched by this pair. During the first months of life, trumpeter swan cygnets stay very close to the adults. The adults are on constant alert

A portion of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR remains open during the winter. Releases from Fontenelle Dam above the Refuge help to maintain open water even in the coldest winters. The open water, c

Lower Red Rock Lake
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, MT
early autumn 2011

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Eleven trumpeter swans sleeping on the shelf ice along the Green River at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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The pen, or female trumpeter swan, tests out the nest bowl while the cob, or male, continues to build the nest around the edges. This young pair on Seedskadee NWR had decided to change locations and

A portion of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR remains open during the winter. Releases from Fontenelle Dam above the Refuge help to maintain open water even in the coldest winters. The open water, c

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Trumpeter swan in a pothole wetland in South Dakota.

Seedskadee NWR has been part of the range expansion program for trumpeter swans in Wyoming for over 2 decades. Up to 7 pairs now successfully nest each year. The highly productive wetlands on Seedskad

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Cygnets are young of the year trumpeter swans. They do not get the full black bill and black feet until their adult feathers start to grow in. As a cygnet, their bill colors include white, powder bl

Seedskadee NWR has been part of the range expansion program for trumpeter swans in Wyoming for over 2 decades. Up to 7 pairs now successfully nest each year. The highly productive wetlands on Seedska

Four newly hatched trumpeter swan cygnets under the watchful eye of adults. This pair has been very good at raising their cygnets in past years. Both adults will now spend the summer keeping the cygn

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Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS.

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Oh My! What big feet you have!
Trumpeter swans are very big birds. Adult male trumpeters can weigh 21 to 38 pounds while adult female trumpeters weigh 20 to 25 pounds. To get all of that weight off th

Photo credit: Katie Theule

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Oh My! What big feet you have!
Trumpeter swans are very big birds. Adult male trumpeters can weigh 21 to 38 pounds while adult female trumpeters weigh 20 to 25 pounds. To get all of that weight off th

The accordion like neck of an adult trumpeter swan. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge.
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A pair of trumpeter swans preen on a muskrat house. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A trumpeter swan pair preens and rests on a muskrat house on Seedksaee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Trumpeter swan pair flying upstream at sunset on Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.

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Not quite perfect symmetry, but we'll give big points to these two trumpeter swans for trying!

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Trumpeter swans make their way through the snow at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, MI> Credit: Larry McGahey, Creative Commons

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

Several trumpeter swans gather on the edge of the ice along the Flat Creek.

Credit: USFWS / Ann Hough, National Elk Refuge volunteer

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