Doomed?

One of a pair of juvenile Tundra Swans swimming into the setting sun on the Sturgeon River where it exits Big Lake. We still have open water which is unusual for this time of year so for now they are doing OK bottom feeding. If they have truly been left behind by their migrating family, which seems probable, and once freeze up has been completed, their destiny is to become prey for Coyotes.

Golden Swans

Backlit by the golden light just before sunset, a pair of juvenile Tundra swans cruise the icy waters close to the shore of Big Lake.

Ugly Duckling

This young Tundra Swan was lingering with a small group of Mallards in the reeds at the edge of Big Lake while the winds were blowing hard, hopefully it will meet up with it's family group to complete the fall migration before winter hits hard. Lois Hole Park.

Trumpeters!

On a fall migration stopover, a family of Trumpeter Swans cruise Big Lake in the morning sunshine.

Trumpeters

Trumpeter swans cruise the near bank of Big Lake

Trumpeters

A Trumpeter Swan family tales a flight around Big Lake

Escort

A tundra swan scoops along the shoreline of Big Lake escorted by a gull

Heading south

Tundra swans over Big Lake on their fall migration

Heading North

Tundra swans over Sturgeon County during their spring migration to Alaska

Taking flight

Swans and ducks alike take flight

Trumpeters

A family group of trumpeter swans on Big Lake

Family fly pass

A family of Trumpeter Swans circle Big Lake during their fall migration stop over

Cruising

Tundra Swans cruising around Big Lake during their fall migration

Take off

Four stages of take off demonstrated by a small gathering of Tundra Swans by dashing across the first ice of the season on Big Lake

Swans on Big Lake

Tundra and Trumpeter swans visit Big Lake for a few weeks staring mid October until the lake completely freezes over

Swans

Big Lake is used by both Tundra and Trumpeter swans for a stop over point during their fall migration

Swans on a frosty morning

Tundra Swans on Big Lake

Swans on Big Lake

One or possibly two family groups of Tundra swans cruise a misty Big Lake

Tundra's and St Albert

With St Albert providing a back drop, a family of Tundra Swans have picked up a group of out riders during their swim around Big Lake, Battleships and Destroyers?