A Trio of Swans is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on April 16th, 2016.
A Trio of Swans
Three majestic Trumpeter Swans drifting in Potter's Marsh, near Anchorage, Alaska. The trumpeter is a species of swan and is the heaviest living... more
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A Trio of Swans
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Phyllis Taylor
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Photograph - Photography
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Three majestic Trumpeter Swans drifting in Potter's Marsh, near Anchorage, Alaska. The trumpeter is a species of swan and is the heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl with a wingspan that may exceed 10 ft.
Trumpeter Swans demand superlatives: they're our biggest native waterfowl, stretching to 6 feet in length and weighing more than 25 pounds, almost twice as massive as a Tundra Swan. Getting airborne requires a lumbering takeoff along a 100-yard runway. Despite their size, this once-endangered, now recovering species is as elegant as any swan, with a graceful neck and snowy-white plumage. They breed on wetlands in remote Alaska, Canada, and the northwestern U.S., and winter on ice-free coastal and inland waters.
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April 16th, 2016
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