Sunshine and mushy snow by Keith Hammer
Swan Rangers watched powder snow turn to mush and temperatures rise from single digits to 50F during their outings this past week in NW Montana!
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Keith Hammer found snow turnning to mush in our lead photo and . . .
. . . Pam Willison found melting transformations in the ice along Flathead Lake, including . . .
. . . this lacy ice creation!
Pat Jaquith found these bubbles still frozen in thicker ice in Glacier Park and . . .
. . . this female Common goldeneye in the open water!
Ruth Quist found some swans headed somewhere while . . .
. . . Pam Willison found a Great blue heron posing as a tree limb and . . .
. . . a Pileated woodpecker posing as an old man with a gray beard!
Ruth Quist provides our parting shot of what a sunset looks like when you live among the trees!
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
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