Trumpeter swans feasting on rotten potatoes

Trumpeter swans feasting on rotten potatoes

Trumpeters feeding in a harvested potato field. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Christmas Eve morning as I was trying to beat the last-minute rush to Walmart in Rexburg when I heard the unmistakable call of some trumpeter swans and then their wings beating the water as they left the Teton River. They had spent the night resting the night in the protective confines of the water, but hunger pains were calling for some food. Different family grou…