Swan Rangers used smoke and mirrors to compose photographs during their outings this past week!

Scroll down to see the rest of their photos and details!

In our lead photo, Keith Hammer uses a valley pond to mirror the Swan Range while . . .

. . . Pam Willison captures a sunrise enhanced by smoky skies and . . .

. . . Sallie Gratch shows us the moon lighting up a smoky sky!

Keith Hammer hiked up to the Swan Crest to get to the top of the smoke obscuring distant valley views!

Keith found this Fireweed along the way, showing the progression from blossoms to seed pods, left to right!

Norma Linsky shows us a streamside Bog Orchid and other wildflowers while . . .

. . . Evelina Groszewski shows us a Golden-Crowned Kinglet . . .

. . . Ruth Quist shows us the maturing and opening of White Pine cones and . . .

. . . Pam Willison shows us a bee so heavily loaded with Squash blossom pollen it could hardly fly!

Pat Jaquith shows us a Meadowhawk emerging from its nymph stage skin . . .

. . . a juvenile Goshawk and . . .

. . . Black-Backed Woodpeckers while . . .

. . .  in our parting shot, her grandson shares with us his urban encounter with a wild Badger!

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!