Trumpeter swans spotted across the Okanagan are creating some magical photos and videos.
Many of the large birds winter in the Okanagan, as they are well adapted for the cold with a dense layer of down feathers.
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Gallant caught a trio of the swans, often referred to as winter swans and also mistaken for tundra swans, foraging at the historic site from St. Annes Road Jan. 5.
Norman Dick also caught some of the swans on camera, and video, in Chase.
sa国际传媒淭hey would churn up the water to get at the salmon that died,sa国际传媒 said the Sicamous resident, who captured the majestic birds in Ts煤tswecw Provincial Park.
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