Wednesday’s Photos
Trumpeter Swans at Lost Lake
Life in the Kootenays is regulated by the ferry schedule. Last week, driving over the Monashee pass, we had 15 extra minutes. So we decided to stop at Lost Lake, which is located some 1200 m above sea level. Great was our surprise when we spotted four trumpeter swans that apparently made a short stop-over at this tiny mountain lake on their journey south to their winter quarters. They seem to be papa and mama swan with the two youngsters they had raised in the Yukon during the summer months. We had never seen these graceful birds in the wild.
The Peter and Gertrud Klopp Family 
Ein schönes Foto. Die beiden Grauköpfe in der Mitte sind noch Jungtiere. Dann hoffen wir, dass die Trompeterschwäne ihr Ziel alle wohlauf erreichen. Liebe Grüße nach Kanada.
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What a thrill, I’ve never seen a trumpeter swan, magnificent birds.
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Some of them winter on Vancouver Island. I don’t know where the rest go. I hope they find someplace warmer.
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Magnificent! Do you know the children’s book by EB White, The Trumpet of the Swan? It’s one of my favorites.
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What a piece of luck that you had 15 extra minutes!
I love swans. The mute swan is Denmark’s national animal, we have lots of them, and they are protected. During summer we also get some whooper swans, but they fly south during winter. I have never seen a trumpeter swan or a black swan in the wild.
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I’ve seen only a very few swans, and never a trumpeter swan. They’re beautiful. It’s fun that you got to see a family; what a sweet scene.
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The trumpeter swan summers in Alaska along with Canada. I have seen many of them and find them very magnificent. So glad you both got to enjoy them before catching the ferry.
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Very Nice, Peter!
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You’re so lucky! I love swans, but I’ve only seen them in zoos, or on the Rhone river in France!
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Happy first sighting. We could say you’ve trumpeted it in this post.
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Congratulations on adding a new specie to your life list…even if you don’t actually keep one. They are beautiful and I also have never seen one.
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