Tag: Trumpeter Swans
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Day 5, Valdez to Beaver Creek, YT
We were on the Alcan Highway by mid-afternoon and are in Canada tonight. We drove in sun, snow, rain and clouds. The snow wasn’t sticking, so road conditions were much better than our March trip to Alaska. We saw a lot of swans. The white adults were always in pairs with 2 per pond. The…
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Dancing Cranes, Migration
Spring migration at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge has been amazing. I am not really a birder, but love watching them when it is this convenient & dramatic. The above video shows 2 sandhill cranes dancing (courtship? territorial?). Below there are a couple cranes along with other species. Every visit I have watched Trumpeter Swans,…
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Day Four, WI to Jamestown, ND
It was 12F this morning, but we stayed warm camping in our trailer. On the drive saw pheasants, swan (Tundra or Trumpeter, not sure), a bald eagle, and once again deer! Plus C has added 3 new states to his life list. The forecasted snow held off longer than expected, but when it started it…
Me & C 