Your Outdoors Photos: June 2016

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Wed., June 1, 2016

Photos in This Album

Long-eared near Walla Walla, Feb. 5. Difficult to find as they roost in very dense brush.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa.
Under watchful eye as I passed by, Feb. 2, on Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa.
A barred owl on a very cold day Lincoln County Jan. 31.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich
Bohemian waxwing in mountain as, Jan. 22 in Cheney.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich
Have a happy Thanksgiving taken on Turnbull Wildlife Refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa.
Bohemian waxwing in Cheney.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa
A red-tailed hawk takes flight. Taken Nov. 4, 2016, north of Davenport.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa
Dawns early light on Turnbull wild life refuge taken Oct. 22 on the refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney wa
Frosted ears on Turnbull wildlife refuge just out of bed for breakfast Oct 12 16.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa
Turnbull buds found these 2 young bulls on Turnbull wildlife refuge taken Sept 6 2016

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa.
Eastern Kingbird in berry heaven on Turnbull wildlife refuge. Photo taken Aug 11 2016

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa.
Caleb Dean sent in this photo on June 24 with this note: "Long Lake about two weeks ago. 7 1/2 pounds. Largemouth bass baby!"

Photographer: Caleb Dean
Robin with two hatchlings - Spokane Valley

Photographer: Mark Momb
Bike touring along the Coeur d'Alene River.

Photographer: Mary Wright
wildflowers Emerald Creek Campground, Idaho 6/25/2016

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
Me and the kiddo after star garnet digging at Emerald Creek, Idaho 6/25/2016

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
Osprey nest with three chicks taken along the Centennial Trail west of Kendall Yards. Photo was taken on the evening of 6/26/2016. A RAW file is available if needed.

Photographer: Jim Newberry
Lions Head east of Priest Lake on the Selkirk Crest.

Photographer: Brett Chambers
Cascade Creek waterfall found along the trail to Revett Lake in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.

Photographer: Tiffany Hansen
I made this image on Wednesday Evening, June 22. This is taken on the Pend Oreille river looking west towards Priest River, Idaho

Photographer: Rob Behm
Genesee canola fields Monday June 20th 2016

Photographer: Kevin Haley
Rocks of sharon at Dishman conservation area

Photographer: laura Lok
Gazing into Glacier Peak Wilderness near Leavenworth

Photographer: Matthew McGee
Goat on Scotchman Peak.

Photographer: robert Henrich
Storm coming Tuesday morning June 21 2016 near Davenport, WA

Photographer: Annette
Storm coming Tuesday morning June 21 2016 near Davenport, WA

Photographer: Annette
June evening shot of Mt. Spokane from Colbert, WA.

Photographer: Sandi Nicol
Moonrise over Greenbluff on the eve of the summer solstice (Sunday evening, June 19, 2016).

Photographer: Sandi Nicol
Oregon at the beach.. The girls my grand children, doing there flips and such. Visit every year. Kids love the beach. Oregon is a beautiful place. Green and clean.

Photographer: Carol lopez
A song filled morning on Turnbull started looking and found this guy what a pretty bird.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich
Palouse Canola fields. June 19

Photographer: Mary Weathers
robin nestling Republic, WA

Photographer: Nancy McCambridge
Fields of canola from Big Rock in the Dishman Hills. Taken June 11

Photographer: Mary Weathers
Penstemon flower. Photo taken along the shoreline at Ponderosa State Park in McCall on Friday morning just after the rain.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Taken May 19th, 2016 Sunny Creek Community-Latah Creek

Photographer: Neil Stoughton
Taken May 19th, 2016. Sunny Creek Community-Latah Creek

Photographer: Neil Stoughton
I didn't realize this yellow-headed blackbird was munching on a bug until after I saw the photo. He was hanging out at a pond on the South Hill.

Photographer: Cortney Litwin
An American Kestrel a small falcon can be hard to get a photo as this bird can be very weary. Taken in Southwest Montana early June 2016

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich
My six year old tossing sand in a Volleyball beach court. Lake Pend Oreille, Sam Owen Campground 6.12.2016

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
My 6 year old sitting in the rear bulkhead where she's been riding in my kayak since she was 3. Lake Pend Oreille: Sam Owen Campground 6.12.2016

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
Nesting bank swallows are almost too fast to photograph above Hangman Creek near Qualchan Golf Course, but occasionally you can catch a shadow.

Photographer: Jim Kershner
These stalks of wheat will soon be harvested, dependent on the weather's changing cycles. Taken off of Highway 195, June 8, 2016.

Photographer: Cindy Miller
Blackwell Island Wetland Trail, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Gorgeous scenery, just beware of the mosquitoes if going at dusk!

Photographer: Tiffany Hansen
Golden eagles in nest.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich
Fishing with the bears Katmai National Park September, 2010

Photographer: Douglas Wysham
Grizzly with one that didn't get away Katmai National Park September, 2010

Photographer: Douglas Wysham
Grizzly with a tasty salmon Katmai National Park September, 2010

Photographer: Douglas Wysham
Mama Grizzly and Cub Katmai National Park September 2010

Photographer: Douglas Wysham
Early-season hiking into the Cannon Lakes area of the Seven Devils Mountains.

Photographer: Tyler Nyman
View of Steptoe Butte from a hang glider.

Photographer: Steve Baran
Whether they are considered weeds or wildflowers, our colorful fields of florae around Cheney are to be admired. Horses seem to like them also. Taken June 8, 2016

Photographer: Cindy Miller
On a bear watch cruise out of Tofino BC. We watched the bears check out the shore at low tide for crabs. This bear caught a large one.

Photographer: Jane McDonald
Pee Wee Falls on the Pend Oreille River. 6-6-2016

Photographer: Karen Soenke
Grouse Mountain Vancouver BC. The bears roam free and the tourists are fenced in.

Photographer: Jane McDonald
A grizzly bear and cub along the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier Park -- photo made during a bicycle ride.

Photographer: Jim Mellen
Bicycling Glacier National Park's Going to the Sun Road before motor vehicles are allowed.

Photographer: Jim Mellen
Spider of a species unknown, I believe it could be a female.

Photographer: Heather Kaer
Looking north from Steptoe Butte State Park on Saturday, Washington State Free Park Day. Thank you Washington State Parks for your commitment to keeping the parks in Washington some of the best anywhere in the western U.S.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Grumpy, the B-25 Mitchell WWII warplane, firing up engine #2 as they ready for takeoff with a payload of guests.

Photographer: Mike Gass
A second shot of the same bird in Manito

Photographer: Matthew Orion Stephens
Feathered friend from Manito

Photographer: Matthew Orion Stephens
Another nice flower seen in Manito

Photographer: Matthew Orion Stephens
Another photo I took in Manito Park on June 3, 2016. Lighting was pretty nice in this shot.

Photographer: Matthew Orion Stephens
Photo taken on Rose Hill in Manito Park on June 3, 2016. I was particularly pleased with the shadowing effect.

Photographer: Matthew Orion Stephens
A Polyphemus, a.k.a. giant silk moth, found throughout North America. In this case, on a porch in Cheney.

Photographer: Hazel Podplesky
Fawns born this morning in our alfalfa field.

Photographer: Katie Brown
Hidden stream kayaking Lake Roosevelt

Photographer: Jaime Morlin
Cow moose with twin calves in Ferry County.

Photographer: J. Foster Fanning
Wildflowers bloom on Chilco Mountain on June 1; Lake Pend Oreille in the background.

Photographer: David Taylor
Picnicking on Mt Spokane

Photographer: Robert Henrich
Kamas valley Utah... My child pointing and laughing because I step into a snow pack way deep and couldn't get out.. Lol may 2016

Photographer: Carolann Johnson Lopez
Pale swallowtail butterfly

Photographer: Terry Gray
Pup learns how to enjoy the lake from the old-pros.

Photographer: Vickie Garner Sienknecht
Chimney Rock, Idaho Selkirks, approached over snow at end of May.

Photographer: Sandii Mellen
The town of Cashup, Washington as seen from Steptoe Butte State Park.

Photographer: Craig Goodwin