Swan Rangers saw baby waterfowl, among other things, during their outings this past week!

Scroll down for the rest of their photos and details!

In our lead photos, Chris Gotschalk shares a couple views from of his hike along the Pacific Crest Trail . . .

. . . in the aptly named Cascade Range!

Evelina Groszewsky saw lots of baby waterfowl, including babies on the back of this Pie-Billed Grebe . . .

. . . a bunch of Mallard ducklings and . . .

. . . a trio of baby Coots!

Pat Jaquith saw a Spotted Sandpiper . . .

. . . a Great Horned Owl and . . .

. . . a Himmelman's Plume Moth that “makes a yellow flower look big!”

Norma Linsky saw a Tortoiseshell Butterfly that found a wet spot to drink from and . . .

. . . a snag revealing its heart as it decays!

In our parting shot, Keith Hammer shows us a tree root prying apart the very cliff the tree is standing on!

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!