Swan Rangers enjoyed both the pastoral and the wild during their outings this past week!

Scroll down to see the rest of their photos and details!

In our lead photo, Keith Hammer shows us a pastoral setting from a trail in the wild Swan Range!

Debra Schweitzer shows us the wilder side of the Swan Ranger while . . .

. . . Norma Linsky shows us a stretch of the Wild and Scenic Flathead River . . .

. . . Keith Hammer shows us a cool stream on a hot day in the Swan Range and . . .

. . . Lynn Smith shows us an adult Loon feeding its young!

Pam Willison shows us a bee pollinating the squash plants in her garden while . . .

. . . Pat Jaquith shows us a Banded Garden Spider . . .

. . . Yellow-Rumped Warbler and . . .

. . . a doe Whitetail Deer jumping a fence that its fawn choose to crawl under instead!

Ruth Quist shows us a Gray Partridge sizing up the “escape” holes in a fence and . . .

. . . in a familiar shed, “the same rafter, different owl” - this time a Great Horned Owl!

Lynn Smith show us some beautiful Kinnikinnick berries while . . .

. . . Debra Schweitzer shows us some Devil's Club berries!

In our parting shot, Lynn Smith shows us a “pretty bird, not” Turkey Vulture!

If you have interesting photos of your outings, send them along with a description to keith@swanview.org and we'll try to work them into these weekly reports!