Swan Rangers Study Black and White!
Glacier National Park by Keith Hammer

Swan Rangers found things mostly black and white 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 Glacier Park is currently white on top and dark on the bottom!

 

Keith found no snow along this lower elevation trail while . . .

 

. . . Chris Gotschalk found Snowshoe Hare tracks high up in the Swan Range and . . .

 

. . . Norma Linsky found fresh snow at mid-elevation in the Mission Mountains!

 

Ruth Quist found Swans and Ducks looking for open water while . . .

 

. . . Dee Blank found beautiful ice crystals on a puddle!

 

Pat Jaquith shows us a 5-plus year old Bald Eagle that has achieved its mature black and white status, as well as . . .

 

. . . a likely 3-plus year old Bald Eagle that is still working on it!

 

Evelina Groszewski takes us to the other end of the size spectrum with this adorable White-breasted Nuthatch!

 

Pat Jaquith came upon a Great Horned Owl while . . .

 

. . . Keith Hammer came across a less sociable Long-eared Owl!

 

In our parting shot, Pat Jaquith sent in this photo of a first-of-year Buttercup taken by her grandson Sawyer!

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 February 14, 2026 • [Permalink]