Your Outdoor Photos: June 2024

The Inland Northwest is full of flora, fauna, waters, scenery and active people out to savor it all. Please visit this gallery regularly to share photos of your wild experiences, learning moments, hot discoveries, favorite trips. Help us build a visual tour of what's so great about the outdoors in this region through all four seasons. This photo gallery will be an inspiration to some people. To others it will be a reminder of why we love to live here – and get outside as much as possible.

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Fri., June 7, 2024

Photos in This Album

Young Eastern Kingbirds patiently waiting for their breakfast delivery. Mom would show up with a dragonfly moments later. Taken at Turnbull wildlife refuge July 7.

Photographer: Rich Zywiak
Turkey vultures spread their wings for regulating body temperature: He didn't like me interrupting his sun bathing.

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A Wilson’s Snipe after foraging for food. They use their bill to find invertebrates in the mud. Taken along Cheney-Plaza Road on 6/30/24

Photographer: Rich Zywiak
Swallowtail butterfly on the geranium plant.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Song Sparrow hatchlings in their nest hidden in a flower pot.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
The young bull moose happened along and cooperatively moved into the side channel of the Coeur d' Alene River near Enaville, ID the afternoon of June 28, 2024.

Photographer: Stephen Breithaupt
Juvenile owl sighting (single) near river in the West Central neighborhood

Photographer: Pat O'Neil
Juvenile owl sighting (pair) near river in the West Central neighborhood

Photographer: Pat O'Neil
A Bald Eagle is eyeing a magpie sitting a bit close to the eagle's breakfast, Pend Oreille River, June 25th

Photographer: Nia Patton
Rose

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Male California Quail perched on top of fence post.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
A Violet-green Swallow in search of bugs over the Spokane River this morning the 19th of June at Riverside State Park.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
An Osprey taking flight from a dead tree at Riverside State Park on June 19.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
Water droplets in the morning sun. Taken the 19th of June at Riverside State Park.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
A pileated woodpecker looks for bugs in a fallen tree along the Spokane River near Seven Mile. 6-19-24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Spotted Sandpiper along the bank of the Spokane River near Seven Mile. First time I have seen one there. Wasn't happy about me getting too close.

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Speckled Song Sparrow eggs in their perfect little nest safely placed around the flowers inside a large copper planter in my backyard.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Northern Harrier ( female ) usually hard to get close to but once in awhile you get lucky. After a rainy night this Harrier was unaware of my presents and let me get close. Turnbull wildlife refuge June 18 2024.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
A pileated woodpecker feeds its two young ones along the Little Spokane River near the Indian Painted Rocks.

Photographer: Ty Brown
Osprey pair standing over their nest in the wind before a thunderstorm, June 15th, Dalkena, WA

Photographer: Nia Patton
A Yellow Warbler singing his heart out along the Spokane River in between hail storms on June 15th at Riverside State Park.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
Breakfast for mom and her little one on Turnbull wildlife refuge . Taken June 14 2024 .

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Mallard swimming in a pond at Manito Park on June 5.

Photographer: Stephanie Clayton
Great Blue Heron coming in fast, diving for fish. North Idaho 6/10/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A Muskrat heading for home with a veggie meal, Pend Oreille River, June 7th

Photographer: Nia Patton
Killdeer at the Saltese Wetlands on June 6th

Photographer: Terry Sanborn
California Quail at the Saltese Wetlands on June 6th

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Eastern Kingbird at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on June 5th

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Red-tailed hawk circling overhead at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. 6/6/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson