Trumpeter swans are back

[Silencer]

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

[Rprince]

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.

[northern coyote]

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

[Silencer]

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

[HaMeR]

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

[northern coyote]

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

[ErictheRed]

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.

[FinsnFur]

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....  well...feather-do. They appear to be like 3 feet around

[ohiobob]

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

[Silencer]

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

:roflmao:

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

[ohiobob]

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

: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 
Bob

[Silencer]

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