Swan Rangers made shocking discoveries during their outings this past week!

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

In our lead photo, Dani Mayberry captures the first dusting of snow on the Swan Crest for the season!

Pam Willison came across rough planks . . .

. . . blown out of a tree struck by lightning!

Pat Jaquith saw Bald-faced hornets drinking Birch sap from holes made . . .

. . . by Red-naped sapsuckers like this nearby juvenile!

Dee Blank found a Swallowtail butterfly caterpillar in her Huckleberry patch and . . .

. . . this striking Coral fungus!

Ruth Quist came across a herd of Bison and . . .

. . . a Long-eared owl with a roof over its head!

Pam Willison came across some Water smart weed and . . .

. . . Dogbane seed pods!

Lynn Smith came across this Frog in “moose salad” and . . .

. . . a bit of sunrise on a mountain!

Keith Hammer found a slow stream in wetlands and . . .

. . . in our parting shot, Chris Gotschalk shows us some morning calm on a still river along the Swan Range!

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!