These are photos of trumpeter swans at a lake in a town about an hour away from us. It was overcast today, and cool, but the swans didn't seem to mind. The single swans in the top two photos have perhaps not taken mates yet, because those who have mated (most mate for life) stay constantly in each other's presence, as in the third photo. The bottom photo shows three cygnets...offspring of swan mates. Swan families live together as a unit. Cygnets are about four years old before they mate and form their own families. The swans at this lake arrive around Thanksgiving, and leave around Valentine's Day.
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