Your Outdoor Photos: March 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., March 1, 2024

Photos in This Album

A male Northern Harrier perched at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge after finishing breakfast. Taken 6/23/24

Photographer: Rich Zywiak
Young coyote hunting chipmunks on the Turnbull Refuge auto route 08-23

Photographer: Jerry R O L W E S
Trifecta! I caught these three watching the sunset together along the centennial trail in West Central Spokane on May 14. A house finch, robin and a northern flicker.

Photographer: Rich Zywiak
Great Blue Heron at Manito Park pond on May 3. Linda Lawrence Hunt

Photographer: Linda Lawrence Hunt
Guiding their goslings upstream near Boulder Beach are two adult geese.

Photographer: Matt Hildahl
Harrier Hawk taken at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge 4/17/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
American White Pelican. Taken in North Idaho 4/15/24.

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Heres looking at you pal a Pied billed grebe gives me the eye they are not a duck they have a lobed foot instead of a webbed foot like a duck. excellent divers and swimmer's Turnbull wildlife refuge April 3 2024

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Star Magnolia flower.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Great Blue Heron at Carkeek Park Puget Sound, Seattle WA.

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Great Blue Heron at Carkeek Park Puget Sound, Seattle WA.

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Juvenile eagle and crow on the beach at Carkeek Park, Seattle WA.

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Star Magnolia blossom.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
1st of April dawn, Pend Oreille River, 2024

Photographer: Steve Patton
This was taken on Tuesday the 26th of March in the Garland neighborhood. It is a pan taken with my phone. I edited the corners to fill in the black parts after rotating and cropping.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
84% waning moon in the morning southwestern sky.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Columbia River Gorge

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Tubbs Hill main loop trail, Coeur d' Alene

Photographer: David Taylor
Pretty hard to find a prettier couple in nature prettier than these two. Taken March 25 2024. Turnbull wildlife refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Mallard pair startled into taking flight, Cusick wetlands, 3-15-24

Photographer: Nia Patton
Talkin turkey at Greenwood Memorial Terrace the 3rd week of March.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Shooting Stars. Photo was taken in Riverside State Park on March 21st.

Photographer: Rich Leon
Great Blue Heron. Photo was taken March 21 at the Little Spokane River Natural Area.

Photographer: Rich Leon
Snow Geese at McNary National Wildlife Refuge. 3/20/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Sandhill Cranes. 3/20/24 Richland WA.

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A beautiful Northern Harrier lifts off from it's marsh hideaway on 30 acer lake Turnbull wildlife refuge they breed every spring on this pond their courtship ritual is really something to watch. Taken March 21 2024.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
A beautiful view and reflection of Mt Spokane at Saltese Wetlands on March 6.

Photographer: Lola Douthitt
European Starling perched in the maple tree.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Male California Quail hiding out in the Colorado Blue Spruce.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Robin taking a bath in fresh water in the birdbath.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
A pair of Eurasian Collared Doves in the maple tree.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
77.7% Waxing Gibbous Moon.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
They even used the crosswalk! In Cheney the 1st day of spring.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Half moon overhead.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Moose snacking on willow branches. Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. 3/16/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Moose molting winter hair. Taken at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. 3/16/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Western Bluebird taken in the Deep Creek area. 3/16/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Great Blue Heron in the delta wing formation, Pend Oreille River, Usk, 3-15-24

Photographer: Nia Patton
Great Blue Heron spreading its wings while facing the sun to the west and soaking in the warmth, Pend Oreille River, 3-15-24

Photographer: Nia Patton
Song sparrow perched on the fence post.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Sliver of the moon setting in the western sky last night.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Old Miners cabin nestled in the snow, Ajax Lake, Montana/Idaho border, 3-8-24

Photographer: R. Patton
And then, a river otter yawning big, Pend Oreille River dock, 3-8-24

Photographer: Nia Patton
River Otter rubbing her eyes after napping, Pend Oreille River dock, 3-8-24

Photographer: Nia Patton
River Otter on an old dock waking up from a nap, Pend Oreille River, 3-8-24

Photographer: Nia Patton
Spring is here found a pair of western Bluebirds on Turnbull this morning still cold but they are starting to come. Taken March 7 2024.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
The robins think its spring! Seen in the Garland area at the beginning of March.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Trumpeter swans enjoying their own private island. Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. 3/6/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Taking off from an icy runway these Trumpeter Swans take to the air taken on the ..Turnbull wildlife refuge. March 6 2024

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
A great Horned Owl getting a little sunshine on a cold March morning. Turnbull wildlife refuge March 6 2024.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Driving home from Saint George's School along Rutter Parkway last night (March 5th), I stopped at the Painted Rocks parking lot in Riverside State Park to get some photos of the dramatic sunset. Then walking back to my car past a large mud puddle, I turned around and saw this view. Even a March mud puddle can reflect the glory of the heavens!

Photographer: John Carter
Canada Goose taking a stand, 3-3-24, Pend Oreille River

Photographer: Nia Patton
Half moon in the southern sky on a cold morning.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner