A Trumpeter swan makes an awkward landing as it tries to miss a Canada Goose on a pond at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge Tuesday. Read Becky Kramer's SR story re: birds staking claims to prime Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge territory here. (SR Photo: Christopher Anderson)

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