Some of the birds are arriving back from the south, like the trumpeter swans. The oldest known Trumpeter Swan was at least 26 years, 2 months old female when she was identified in Wisconsin in 2015.
Swans Arriving Back
Picture of the Day for March 9, 2020
Today’s full moon is also a super moon and so it is called Super Worm Moon. The worm part coming from a time when the ground is beginning to soften enough for earthworms to reappear and enticing robins to return. It is also called Sap Moon, so it could be Super Sap Moon instead as the sugar maple sap is beginning to flow. The warm temperatures yesterday didn’t bring any robins back yet, but the killdeer, red-winged blackbirds and a pair of geese did show up. My pond isn’t big enough to support the trumpeter swans but they sure would look prettier than the geese I get.
Returning Swans
Picture of the Day for February 14, 2020
With the very cold start of this Valentine’s day, it may have been smarter to send chocolates to their sweethearts than flowers as the blossoms won’t take long to freeze if outside for a few minutes. And it was doubtful that there was very many romantic strolls or outdoor activities, so no swans swimming on ponds around here in February.
Sweetheart Swim
Picture of the Day for January 1, 2015
“On the Seventh Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me Seven Swans A-Swimming.” The recent frigid and upcoming arctic temperature, the swans won’t find much open water to go swimming and might freeze in the ice if they don’t keep moving.
Seven Swans A-Freezing
