Trumpeter Swan

Most of these shots are taken in the old Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant around Lake Marsden.

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Uploaded on May 26, 2009

Get more at http://animal.discovery.com/videos/ Trumpeter Swan dads are loyal to their families, mating for life with the mother swans.

Uploaded on Apr 26, 2009

I have never heard anything like this. Birds can actually sound like a brass instrument.

Uploaded on Aug 31, 2007

http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/birds/emobirds/

Trumpeter swans are much larger than any other species of waterfowl.

Adult trumpeters will average about 30 pounds and have a seven foot wing span.

Young swans, called cygnets, are easy to identify, because they're gray, not white, until they're a year old.

Hunting in the 1800s drove trumpeter swans to the brink of extinction. Restoration efforts in the upper Midwest have led to increased sightings of swans in Missouri as they migrate through during fall and winter months. And several trumpeter families have been found wintering in different areas around Missouri. But until people get used to seeing them, waterfowl hunters need to be careful. Shooting a protected trumpeter swan can cost thousands of dollars in fines.

Uploaded on Mar 27, 2009

Thanks to the efforts of volunteers with the Trumpeter Swan Restoration project, the endangered trumpeter swan population in Ontario is now over 1,000. Long time volunteers Harry Lumsden, Beverly and Ray Kingdon feed the swans at Lasalle Park in Burlington. See thestar.com for more news and information.

Published on Jan 9, 2013

At a tiny lake in northwestern Washington State, hundreds of wintering trumpeter swans rest every night (between December and early March) and fly out from the lake at dawn to feed in nearby farm fields. This is Shadow Lake at the Bob Heirman Wildlife Preserve in Snohomish County, and these trumpeter swans are part of the Pacific Coast population that breeds during summers in the interior of Alaska and spends winters along the Pacific Coast as far south as Eugene, Oregon.

Trumpeter swans are the largest waterfowl in North America. Unfortunately they were hunted nearly to extinction in the 1600s-1800s. Their long wing feathers were prized as elegant quill pens, and their skins were used to make cosmetic powder puffs.

Today trumpeter swans are protected by law, but they're being poisoned by lead shot. Lead shot has been banned for waterfowl hunting, but it still may be used to hunt upland birds and is also used for target practice. The swans pick up lead shot pellets when they feed in wetlands and in winter farm fields. (Shadow Lake, the swan roost in this video, has been tested and is free of lead contamination.)

Please help protect these lovely, graceful birds by never using lead shot for hunting or for target practice. Use only NONTOXIC shot (such as stainless steel), and ask your friends to do the same. For more information about trumpeter swans, please visit www.trumpeterswansociety.org.

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