Swan Rangers found sun, snow and critters 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 the valley-bottom fog finally burning off of Flathead Lake while . . .

. . . Chris Gotschalk found good snow to ski at 6,000 ft and above in the Swan Ranger and . . .

. . . Norma Linsky found skiable snow at lower elevations in Glacier National Park!

Dee Blank found snow piling up on Snowberry bushes, perhaps providing subnivean (below snow) shelter for mice and voles?

Dee also found the bed of a small deer while . . .

. . . Pam Willison found the larger beds of twenty elk!

Pat Jaquith found elk nosing around for something to eat in a Canola field while . . .

. . . Keith Hammer found a Squirrel eating something not far from someone's bird feeder!

Pat Jaquith found a female Red Crossbill that belies its name with yellow color and . . .

. . . a pair of House Finches, with the male showing off some of that missing red!

Pam Willison managed to get this photo of a Prairie Falcon through the fog!

Norma Linsky shows us the subtle colors of a stream under cloud cover while . . .

. . . Keith Hammer shows a blaze of late-day sun on the Swan Range!

In our parting shots, Ruth Quist shows us a full moon and . . .

. . . a Cumulonimbus Cloud breaking apart over the Mission Valley!

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!