Reader photo: Prepare for takeoff

Cortney Litwin caught a pair of trumpeter swans preparing for takeoff at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on January 13. “It takes tremendous effort to get 30 pounds off the ground and into the air,” Litwin wrote.

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