Swan Rangers saw lots of cool stuff in spite of yo-yo weather during their outings this past week!

Scroll down for the rest of their photos and details!

In our lead photos, Keith Hammer shows us how the sun does come out if . . .

. . . you put up with this long enough, even though . . .

. . . clearer weather means colder weather that can cause ice flows!

Mary Via found this very cool ice pattern and . . .

. . . Dee Blank found an ice neuron!

Chris Gotschalk shows us how cloud moisture can deposit frost on trees and shrubs while . . .

. . . Dee Blank shows us that frost can be deposited right on the snow surface!

Keith Hammer found Blackbirds were not in the Cattails as usual, but were . . .

. . . instead feeding on free Ponderosa Pine seeds!

Art Rzasa saw a Great Horned Owl while . . .

. . . Keith Hammer saw one that had been eating dead hornets and larvae from a winter-abandoned hornets' nest!

Lynn Smith saw some Swans on open water and, in our parting shot, some . . .

. . . Watercress in one of the springs that help keep the water ice-free!

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!