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Quarton Lake city park on a snowy February afternoon

I made my way over to Southdale picnic area at Stony Creek Lake to check out reports of Trumpeter Swans. I walked down a steep bank and spotted the Trumpeter Swans feeding alongside a pair of Mute Swans. The swans were several yards away, so I decided to walk back up the deep steep bank and go around the wooded area to try and get a closer look at them. I noticed this trail that lead to the lake and decided to follow it. The trail was overgrown with wild roses and nasty thicket. As I made my way toward the lake, I had to dodge and weave and crawl over fallen down trees so I decided to retreat back to the perimeter of the woods. Just as I made my way to turn around, I heard a peculiar sound coming from the direction of the lake. Not realizing at first what I was hearing, I didn't turn on any recording devices to capture the sound. I listened for a few more moments and realized it was the Trumpeter Swans calling to one another as they paddled along the shore of the lake. I was able to capture a few seconds of the chorus of calls. To my dismay, an airplane happened to be overhead at the time diminishing the quality of the audio. I hope you enjoy my camouflaged capture of the call of the Trumpeter Swans.

I had the rare privilege to watch as a pair of Trumpeter Swans called out to their three offspring to follow them as they paddled to the other side of Stony Lake at Stony Creek Metropark, Shelby Twp., MI. The trumpeting is very brief, so listen carefully.

I watched as this rare Trumpeter Swan led its mate and three offspring to the other side of Stony Creek Lake in Shelby Twp., Michigan. I hid behind trees and woody thicket as they paddled by me, offering me a fantastic opportunity to photograph them without them noticing me.

The Mute Swan is to the left of the pair of Trumpeter Swans