Each fall thousands of tundra swans can be seen in the Mississippi River Valley—a migration corridor for many species of waterfowl. Birders in Minnesota may spot the tundra swans as they make their way to favored wintering grounds in coastal regions of the US. They travel in family groups of about a hundred, and if you can’t see them, you’re bound to hear them. Tundra swans are a noisy bunch—they have a high-pitched honking call and are especially vocal while foraging.
Autumn’s swan song
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Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
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Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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Ravens
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Green is the new black
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Atolls in the Maldives
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International Bat Appreciation Day
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Arctic fox in Norway
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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Summer solstice
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Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
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Daylight saving time
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Illuminations on the Gulf of Poets
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Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
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Pups of the prairie
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Cedar Mesa, Utah, for Indigenous Peoples Day
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Wild garlic in bloom at Hainich National Park, Germany
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The largest American bison around
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Celebrating Pi Day
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Holi festival
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A summertime light show
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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A toast to California!
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The fantastic winter fox
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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What the hay?
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National Public Lands Day
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Bobbing for crab apples
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Fibonacci Day
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