Bird Watching: Trumpeter Swans, 1 by Grasmussen

Grasmussen wrote:
The adult trumpeter swan is a majestic bird, with snowy white feathers; jet-black bill, feet, and legs; with an eight foot wingspan. The juveniles have a grayish plumage and pinkish colored bills. Often confused with the smaller more common tundra swan, the trumpeter swan is roughly twice the size of the tundra swan. The trumpeter migrates relatively short distances, while the tundra swan migrates long distances between summer and winter ranges.

An adult and a juvenile Trumpeter Swan in a road side pond, near Portage, AK 10/23/2006