Trumpeter Swans - Two

In the top two photos, the swans are exercising their wings, perhaps in readiness to migrate around Valentine's Day, maybe to Minnesota, Michigan, or even Alaska. In the third photo, it appears that these swans have gathered for a conference. In the bottom photo, there was no discussion before the swan in back drove the other swan away by nipping at his hind quarters. Trumpeter swans are large at about 30 pounds, with eight-foot wingspans. This lake is as far south as these swans will go. Swans first appeared at this lake in 1992. It is speculated that the swans were blown off their regular migration route by weather conditions, but then came back year after year, bringing their cygnets. There are now over 100 swans at the lake.