Posts Tagged ‘swans in iowa’
Make your own Trumpeter Swan
This weeks craft will show you how to make your very own swan from only a few items. If you read the blog post all about the trumpeter swans from earlier this week, why not make one. The weather is getting pretty cold so coming to the Nature Center to see our swans might not Read More »
Read MoreTrumpeter Swans in Iowa
Swans have historically represented nobility, grace and the like and with their history of being owned by royalty or nobility, many people in Europe wouldn’t think twice about eating a swan. That was a delicacy reserved for royalty at Christmas feasts. Here in Iowa, the last nesting pair of trumpeter swans were documented in 1883. Read More »
Read MoreView live trumpeter swans in Kenue Park
An eight-foot wingspan, long legs and a graceful neck — the trumpeter swans in Kenue Park are a lovely sight. The two rehabilitated trumpeter swans live year-round on the wetland viewable from the Dickinson County Nature Center in Okoboji. “We have both a male and female trumpeter swan on our wetland, and they are flightless Read More »
Read MoreTrumpeter swans were once gone from Iowa
Trumpeter swans are a majestic sight. trumpeter swan Their graceful long necks. Their brilliant white feathers. Their long, slender wings that help them hover above the earth. As strong as they may look, being the largest waterfowl native to North America, they are not invincible. In fact, they were once extirpated — extinct in a Read More »
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