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Hey Folks,

Here’s one of the young trumpeter swans I shot the other day on the ice in Wrangell – St. Elias National Park. There were 2 adults and 2 youngsters in tow, last years young, I imagine. As the waters open up the adults will nest and hopefully raise some more cygnets this year. This yearling was trying to get a drink of water from the meltwater of top of the ice.

Cheers

Carl

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2 Responses to “Juvenile trumpeter, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.”

1. Ron Niebrugge says:

   May 14, 2008 at 8:40 pm

   Hi Carl,

   I think he is saying to himself – “why is the water so dang hard!” I saw some swans like this in Cordova, it was like they were looking for their old pond.

   Ron
2. Carl Donohue says:

   May 15, 2008 at 3:47 am

   Hey Ron,

   That could well be what he was saying – it must be pretty crazy for the youngsters arriving back a year later and going ‘hey, wait, this isn’t right’?

   Cheers

   Carl

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