Local birder Chris Dale recently shot this video of some tumpeter swans.
The elegant birds are currently passing south through Squamish right now and a few spend some time in the estuary, refueling, Dale told The Chief.
Trumpeter swans often reach up to six feet in length and weigh more than 25 pounds, according to an online bird guide by Cornell University. Getting airborne is a feat, taking almost a 100 metre "runway." As well as stops in Canada, the trumpeter breeds on wetlands in remote Alaska and the northwestern U.S., and they winter on various ice-free coastal and inland waters.
