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Title: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: Silencer on March 27, 2008, 02:25:50 PM

They brought back the swans, I'm curious since they're endangered why they dont have tags/bands ?

(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/RavLID/trumpeterswans001.jpg)

(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f112/RavLID/trumpeterswans005.jpg)

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: Rprince on March 27, 2008, 02:36:15 PM

Good pics.
I've never seen a swan around here but we are starting to see several sand hill's. I'd love to pop one but it's a no-no for us.

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: northern coyote on March 27, 2008, 03:39:46 PM

so thats what they are, I knew that they were swans, but i digress, we have a few up here in NNY, we see like 5 or so each year walleye fishin

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: Silencer on March 27, 2008, 04:19:22 PM

northern coyote, there is also a Tundra Swan that look similar but differ color near the beak.

There's hardly any Trumpeters left, these here are being re-introduced into the wild but they didnt take to migration last year.

Here's a bit more about them on this thread I posted up last year.

http://www.finsandfur.net/forums/index.php?topic=3826.0

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: HaMeR on March 27, 2008, 05:14:06 PM

We have some of them on a farm I hunt on. Those suckers are big.

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: northern coyote on March 27, 2008, 05:22:50 PM

ok, yeah, I never really paid that much attention to them other than seeing them swim on those cold mornin's, Ill have ta look into them somemore i s'pose

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: ErictheRed on March 27, 2008, 05:26:42 PM

Don't some states have a swan season? I think I saw that somewhere.

I've heard the sanhills are good eating, but I've never seen any.

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: FinsnFur on March 27, 2008, 07:15:20 PM

Cool pics.
We've got some here that patrol the Mississippi backwaters. Not sure what kind they are, I wouldnt know one from the other, but ours have big poofy, stand up tall feathers on thier bodies. Kinda looks like they just got a hair-do or something.... :confused: well...feather-do. They appear to be like 3 feet around

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: ohiobob on March 27, 2008, 09:07:09 PM

We have them Everywhere out here, since I am living Smack Dab in the Middle of Lake Erie
I saw my first 3 ever about 4 weeks ago, they flew right over while we were Crow Hunting.
But they are BIG and they almost sound Like turkey with his Balls in a Vice, well I have never heard a Turkey with his Balls in a Vice, But I think it sounds like a Trumpeter? they have a weird Sound I do know that
Bob

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: Silencer on March 28, 2008, 05:23:36 PM

QuoteBut they are BIG and they almost sound Like turkey with his Balls in a Vice, well I have never heard a Turkey with his Balls in a Vice

:roflmao:

They sure do Bob :roflmao: now get that vice off that Toms acorns !!!

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: ohiobob on March 29, 2008, 12:20:06 PM

Quote from: Silencer on March 28, 2008, 05:23:36 PM
QuoteBut they are BIG and they almost sound Like turkey with his Balls in a Vice, well I have never heard a Turkey with his Balls in a Vice
:roflmao:

They sure do Bob :roflmao: now get that vice off that Toms acorns !!!

OK Vic
I will, IF I can chase the Tom down again :laf:
Bob

Title: Re: Trumpeter swans are back
Post by: Silencer on March 29, 2008, 01:52:03 PM

Here's 2 more I took today on the way home from work. Yesterday I forgot the camera and the damn things were attacking my car. They're VERY big birds close up and personal like that :laf:

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Rav_LID/trumpeterswans007.jpg)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e303/Rav_LID/trumpeterswans006.jpg)

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