Trumpeter swan was still capable of flight due to its bulk. The adult trumpeter swan is all white in plumage. Like mute swan cygnets, the cygnets of the trumpeter swan have light grey plumage and pinkish legs, and gain their white plumage after about a year. As with a whooper swan, this species has upright posture and generally swims with a straight neck. The trumpeter swan has a large, wedge-shaped black bill that can, in some cases, be minimally lined with salmon-pink coloration around the mouth. The bill, measuring , is up to twice the length of a Canada goose's ("Branta canadensis")
Trumpeter, Edmonton Trumpeter, Edmonton Trumpeter is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was established in 2008 through the adoption of the Big Lake Neighbourhood One Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP). It is located within the Big Lake area and was originally considered Neighbourhood 1 within the Big Lake Area Structure Plan (ASP). It was officially named Trumpeter on August 19, 2009. Trumpeter is bounded on the west and north by 215 Street or Winterburn Road and to the east of 199 Street; and a ravine to the south. Big Lake is located a short distance to the northwest of the neighbourhood.