Swan Rangers See Lots of Color!
Camas Flowers by Pat Jaquith

Swan Rangers saw lots of color in both birds and wildflowers during their outings this past week!

Scroll down for the rest of their photos and details!

In our lead photo, Pat Jaquith shows us a big field of Camas flowers!

 

Pat also caught a Redstart singing!

 

Evelina Groszewski shows us a Black-headed Grosbeak while . . .

 

. . . Ruth Quist shows us a Bullock's Oriole and . . .

 

. . . Lynn Smith shows us a Western Tanager!

 

Lynn also shows us a Sundew, a carniverous plant that traps and eats insects!

 

Pam Willison found a nice clump of Lady's Slippers while . . .

 

. . . Dee Blank found a peach-colored Calypso Orchid and . . .

 

. . . a couple of Morel mushrooms!

 

Norma Linsky came across a Pasqueflower while . . .

 

. . . Keith Hammer shows us a Salsify and . . .

 

. . . in our parting shot, a Bald-faced/Ring-tailed Hornet pollinating a Hawthorn!

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!

This article published on May 29, 2026 • [Permalink]