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TRUMPETER SWANS
THESE MAGNIFICANT TRUMPETER SWANS WHERE BROUGHT BACK FOR THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION BACK IN THE 1920'S MOSTLY BY THE HARD DETERMINATION AND WILL POWER OF RALPH EDWARDS AND HIS DAUGHTER TRUDY AT LONESOME LAKE, BC. THEY LIVED, TRAPPED AND HUNTED ON A REMOTE LAKE THEY CALLED "LONESOME LAKE" IN THE CHILCOTIN AREA OF BC COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGE IN 1915. WHEN RALPH AND TRUDY STARTED TO HAUL IN GRAIN TO FEED THE 14 SWANS THAT WINTERED THERE.... IT IS CREDITED WITH SAVING THE TRUMPETER SWAN FROM EXTINCTION. THE GRAIN WAS HAULED IN OVER THE ARDUOUS TRAIL ON THE BACK OF MAN OR BEAST. DURING THE COLDEST WINTER MONTH EACH SWAN GOT 1/2 LB DAILY. THE EDWARDS DIDN'T GET HELP FROM THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT FOR MANY YEARS, BUT IN THE END HE WAS HONORED BY THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND DECORATED WITH CANADA'S HIGHEST AWARD BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL.
REAL GOOD READS....."CRUSOE OF LONESOME LAKE" BY LELAND STOWE.
"FOG SWAMP" BY TRUDY TURNER AND RUTH M.MCVEIGH
"RALPH EDWARDS OF LONESOME LAKE" BY ED GOULD
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD A BANDED TRUMPETER STAY THE SUMMER HERE ON THE LAKE. WE ARE HOPING TO SEE HER RETURN. SHE WAS HATCHED IN 2008 IN THE LAKE TERRELL WILDLIFE AREA NEAR FERNDALE, WASHINGTON, USA. HER NUMBER IS M81. THESE TWO SWANS ABOVE WERE HERE LAST YEAR ALSO FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS BUT MOVED FURTHER NORTH.
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Yes the beavers seem to favor our favorite trees, two. Since 1983 I've had three separate instances where the beavers took down 15-20 trees in our five day absence. Usually it has been in the fall. We've lost most of our birch but they even go after the oaks and white pines. Now I wrap those I want to keep with chicken wire. This has been very effective.
ReplyDeleteI remain in awe of the swans. Years ago I used to hunt ducks and geese and having swans pass over was always a joy.
Wow! Trumpeter swans! I'm almost finished reading Crusoe of Lonesome lake. What a life! What a man!
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