Bonded Beauty
A beautiful pair of Trumpeter Swans gracefully paddling in the surf of Lake Ontario.
Trumpeter swans are the largest species of native waterfowl in North America.
Adults of both sexes have white feathers and black bills, legs and feet. In adults, plumage of the head and upper neck is sometimes stained reddish brown from the high iron content of the water in which they forage for vegetation and sometimes fish. Young trumpeter swans, or cygnets, are typically grey with grey-pink legs, feet, and bills. The brassy trumpet-like call for which the species is named helps distinguish trumpeters from the tundra swan, whose voice is softer and more melodious. The wedge-shaped bill of the trumpeter swan also helps to differentiate it from the smaller tundra swan, which has a sloped bill.
from www.ducks.ca