Glacier National Park by Nancy Cohn.

Swan Rangers saw snow beating a hasty retreat but no lack of wildflowers and critters during their outings this past week, which included Summer Solstice!

Click here or scroll down for the Rangers' photos and details!

In our lead photo, Nancy Cohn shows us the rapidly disappearing snowpack in Glacier Park!

Norma Linsky found Coralroots sprouting, while . . .

. . . Dee Blank found a Spotted coralroot blooming . . .

. . . Keith Hammer found a Striped coralroot and . . .

. . . Norma Linsky later found a Coralroot of a different color!

Pat Jaquith saw this American kestrel with its dinner and . . .

. . . a Downy Woodpecker feeding at Sapsucker holes while . . .

. . . Skip Via found a Mountain bluebird with lunch.

Pat Jaquith also found this Western wood pewee on its nest, patiently waiting for room service!

Keith Hammer found this Swainson's thrush singing and got a 30-second video of it, which you can watch/listen to at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYRj8QBDPSQ .

Pat Jaquith saw a Bearded bee-fly and . . .

. . . Nancy Cohn found bugs pollinating a Cow parsnip.

Ruth Quist came across some Miner's candle flowers while . . .

. . . Skip Via focussed in on some Prairie smoke flowers!

In our parting shot, Pat Jaquith sent in a photo of a horse!

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!