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The Trumpeter Swans page contains images of an individual and pair taken in autumn at Swan Lake and
the courting behavior and the mating display of the Trumpeter Swans, taken at Trout Lake in early spring.
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Trumpeter Swan Stretching 9830
A Trumpeter Swan stretching in the shallows of Swan Lake at Yellowstone National Park.
Note the enormous webbed foot. Trumpeter Swans are the largest of the waterfowl species,
and are generally considered to be the heaviest bird native to North America, although large
male Mute Swans are about the same weight, and very large “Polish Swans” can be heavier
than the largest male Trumpeter Swans. They are migratory birds in natural populations, with
the largest breeding populations in Alaska and northwestern Canada. Released populations
are mostly non-migratory. Trumpeter Swans can range as far south as the northwestern USA.
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9834
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9835
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9840
A Trumpeter Swan preening on Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park in the late afternoon.
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9847 M
A Trumpeter Swan on Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park in the late afternoon.
All of the landscape (horizontal) large version images linked from the thumbnails are 1500 pixels wide.
Portrait (vertical) images are 1200 pixels tall (1290 pixels with title bar). Images designated with an “M”
in the shot number are 5:4 aspect ratio, 1500 x 1290 with a title bar, or 1500 x 1200 without a title bar.
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9853
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9854
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9865
A Trumpeter Swan on Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park in lowering sunlight of the late afternoon.
Trumpeter Swans were named for their loud trumpeting call, and often mate for life, living for 24 to 30 years.
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9868
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9871
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A set of four close portraits of a Trumpeter Swan in the late afternoon on Swan Lake in Yellowstone.
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9876
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9880
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9896
A Trumpeter Swan honks while facing into the lowering sun in the late afternoon at Swan Lake.
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Trumpeter Swan Swan Lake 9899
A Trumpeter Swan lifts its head into the lowering sun in the late afternoon at Swan Lake in Yellowstone.
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Trumpeter Swans Swan Lake 9909
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Trumpeter Swans Swan Lake 9913
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A mated pair of Trumpeter Swans in the late afternoon at Swan Lake in Yellowstone.
Trumpeter Swans Swan Lake 9921
A mated pair of Trumpeter Swans in the late afternoon at Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park.
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Trumpeter Swans Swan Lake 9926 M
A mated pair of Trumpeter Swans swim into the lowering sun in the late afternoon at Swan Lake.
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 5956
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 5959
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A pair of Trumpeter Swans courting at Trout Lake in Yellowstone National Park.
Trout Lake is a backcountry lake in the northern part of Yellowstone. It is in a depression about 1500 feet
to the west of the closest approach to the road leading to the Lamar Valley, and because of the terrain it is
hidden from the road. It can only be easily approached from the southwest, from a distance of about 3/4 mile.
Because it is hidden, few people tend to visit. The images below show mating behavior of the Trumpeter Swans.
These images were taken over a period of two days, as the male and female were beginning to bond.
Further below are a sequence of images showing the mating display of the Trumpeter Swans.
Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7328
A pair of Trumpeter Swans admiring each other in front of Trout Lake at Yellowstone National Park.
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7352
The female expresses her interest in the male...
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7354
The male agrees that she is an exceptionally attractive specimen and they touch cheeks.
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7361
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7363
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The female decides that she has to see an example of the male’s strength and speed.
Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7364
The Male bows in acquiescence to the female’s request.
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Trumpeter Swans 7370
The Trumpeter Swans walk over to the edge of the lake, where the male will display for her.
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Trumpeter Swan Mating Display 7373
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Trumpeter Swan Mating Display 7374
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The male displays his running prowess to the female, scooting over the surface of the lake at about 30 mph.
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7384
The male and female discuss the magnificence of the male’s running display, with wings outstretched.
Trumpeter Swans can have a wingspan of over seven feet, and are generally about four feet tall.
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7386
The female seems impressed, but decides that she wants to see the running display again.
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7391
The male and female bow to each other, and the male walks over to the pond again.
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7394
The female watches as the male blasts past her, running over the surface of the water.
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Trumpeter Swan Mating Display 7396
The male uses its wings to gain lift and its large webbed feet to run across the surface of the water.
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Trumpeter Swan Mating Display 7398
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display 7400
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Trumpeter Swans Mating Display XXXL
A 1600 x 721 version of the 15 image XXXL Composite (10020 x 4075) showing the
Mating Display of the Trumpeter Swans, taken at Trout Lake in Yellowstone National Park.
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