When I was at my sister’s place on Tuesday and heard the trumpeter swans, I expected them in the area as there is lots of marsh land open water where they nest. I didn’t expect to hear them this evening flying low by my pond as there is no body of water nearby big enough for them to take flight since they need over 300 feet of water runway for the large swans to get enough lift.

Unexpected Swans

This afternoon, I heard a couple of trumpeter swans making their honking calls. Trumpeter Swans form pair bonds when they are three or four years old and they stay together throughout the year, but nests for first time at age 4-7 years.

Couple of Trumpeter Swans