Swan Rangers put up with some intense wildfire smoke to take sometimes smoke-tinted photos 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 wildfire smoke obscuring the Swan Range!

Christin Rzasa shows us a Monkeyflower cast in smoky light and . . .

. . . a Prince's Pine/Pipsissewa!

Pam Willison shows us a Rattlesnake Fern.

Evelina Groszewski shows us a Hummingbird working a Thistle blossom while . . .

. . . Pat Jaquith shows us Bluebirds eating Thistle seed!

Pat also shows us a Solitary Sandpiper while . . .

. . . Keith Hammer shows us a Northern House Wren . . .

. . . a Hairy Woodpecker . . .

. . . a Flycatcher and . . .

. . . a Chipping Sparrow!

In our parting shot, Norma Linsky shows us huckleberries that are scarce this summer, which her hiking party left for the bears, one of which was grunting and rustling the brush nearby!

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!