Friends, these late-fall cygnets are Trumpeter Swan hatch year birds.  In October they are getting some adult plumage and turning from gray to white.  Their bills are also turning from pink to black.  In the image below, the white flight feathers are present in the outstretched wing.  Their heads and neck are still very dark gray.  The plant stubs sticking out of the water are what is left of the wild rice on Phantom Lake in Crex Meadows. til Tomorrow MJ