Kip’s Comments - December 12, 2025 — LadagePhotography.com

I Did Not Sense A Trusting Relationship, and Frost

It is time to update readers on the trumpeter swan a group of four of us rescued last night.

Mr. or Ms. Swan spent the night at our house before I could take it to a rehabber today. When I checked on the bird this morning, it still was not able to stand, but it certainly had developed an attitude. Just my approaching the bird brought about an open mouth complete with hissing. I really didn’t think that much spunk toward the fellow wanting to take care of the bird was appropriate, but the swan did not seem to care what I thought.

I am still concerned about the future of the bird. If it suffered a spinal cord injury that rendered its legs useless, it may need to be euthanized. It could be that the bird is in pain too, which may account for the attitude.