Today we were lucky to see two adult trumpeter swans and their five cygnets very close to the Paul Bunyan bike trail in the Chippewa National Forest.
In the videos below the adult swans are seen waddling back and forth apparently stirring up muck from the bottom of the pond. The FAQ page of The Trumpeter Swan Society confirms that parent swans stir up plant material at the bottom of ponds for the cygnets to eat.
Kicking up pond muck to provide for your family is a pretty ingenious strategy. Maybe better than a 9-to-5 job?
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