TRUMPETER TAKES OFF 4530 Photo 5 of 5
This Trumpeter Swan has been a visitor to the lake since early December.
A friend called me (not knowing that I was in Colorado) to frantically inform me that this beautiful bird had landed at the lake. For months, many of us had watched and photographed her feverishly feed and sleep, however any prefight photos eluded me.
On Saturday, as I wallowed my hours away at the lake, the swan spent the morning feeding then preceded to take a long nap. Several hours later, awoken by the sounds of a loud vehicle, I knew that the swan was going to fly, and sure enough, after several minutes of looking around, left and right, and up and down, off she went. It took 46 frames to get her into flight. ( I counted)
I can only assume that she will be migrating back to wherever she came from. However, I do hope she will return next year, or maybe she will decide to stay.
One never knows.
TRUMPETER TAKES OFF 4530 Photo 5 of 5
This Trumpeter Swan has been a visitor to the lake since early December.
A friend called me (not knowing that I was in Colorado) to frantically inform me that this beautiful bird had landed at the lake. For months, many of us had watched and photographed her feverishly feed and sleep, however any prefight photos eluded me.
On Saturday, as I wallowed my hours away at the lake, the swan spent the morning feeding then preceded to take a long nap. Several hours later, awoken by the sounds of a loud vehicle, I knew that the swan was going to fly, and sure enough, after several minutes of looking around, left and right, and up and down, off she went. It took 46 frames to get her into flight. ( I counted)
I can only assume that she will be migrating back to wherever she came from. However, I do hope she will return next year, or maybe she will decide to stay.
One never knows.