Quick pics: Flying free

Ducks swarm over Benton Lake on a chilly day earlier this month. With spring well underway, weather in north-central Montana has had many chilly days with some precipitation including regular snowfall, alhthough usually in light snows that don't stick. National Weather Service's forecast for this region calls for temperatures going into the 60s and then into the 70s this week, with, asfter today, no precipitation in the forecast through Friday.