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Flight, Flowers and Fog

A wet spring makes for moody conditions the islands of Flathead Lake, where handsome wildflowers, birds, and driftwood abound. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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A bald eagle takes off from its tree perch on Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Driftwood on Melita Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Largeflower triteleia blossoms on Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A rainy day on Wild Horse and Melita Islands on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A Boy Scouts of America boat cruises around Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Clouds over Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A tree swallow flies over the surface of Flathead Lake near Melita Island on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Raindrops bead lupine leaves on Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The branches of an old tree are silhouetted against the sky over Melita Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A patch of arrowleaf balsamroot on Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An arrowleaf balsamroot flower on Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An old tree washed ashore on Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Largeflower triteleia blossoms on Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake on June 4, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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