Your Outdoor Photos: April 2025

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., April 4, 2025

Photos in This Album

Mourning Dove

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
The colors of spring. Western bluebird sitting in the wildflowers at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. 4/23/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A Woodduck Hen looking pretty on April 22nd, Pend Oreille River.

Photographer: Nia Patton
The colors of spring. Western Bluebird sitting in the wildflowers. Taken at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. 4/23/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
One of the two pairs of Ospreys that have returned to their summer homes in Kendall Yards. They return in early April after flying as far south as Mexico. The larger female is on the left. Taken 4/23/25.

Photographer: Rich Zywiak
Trautman Ranch, Sunday April 20. So well camouflaged that we almost ran into her.

Photographer: Jim Harless and Sheila Wagner-Harless
A uncommon sight of a Common Loon on the Pend Oreille River, April 15th, 2025

Photographer: Nia Patton
Not the best picture, wish I'd have had the right lens on when I spotted this Pileated Woodpecker at Deep Creek in the middle of April. I'd never seen one in the area before.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
An American Bittern shows just how long its wing span is 42 inches. Taken on Turnbull wildlife refuge 4 16 2025

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
An American Bittern flying over the marsh lands of Turnbull hard to see in the marsh a special treat to see one fly. Taken 4 16 2025.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Mallards on Tubbs Hill, Coeur d' Alene

Photographer: David Taylor
Spotted a herd of elk driving out Trent near state line. 4/9/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A Double- crested Cormorant I guess you could call it old Blue eyes Taken 4 11 2025 near Soap lake.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Canada Geese were walking across wetlands along Davis Creek, Pend Oreille County, when they saw me walking on the opposite bank and they ducked. April 5th

Photographer: Nia Patton
Spring has arrived outside my classroom @ Colville High School

Photographer: Tracey M Delyea
"Log Cabin" - Early April Mark and Rowena Hurtubise, while hiking in Riverside State Park spotted a Pygmy Nuthatch, the smallest of the three species in the area, when it came out its front door to say, Who's there?"

Photographer: Mark Hurtubise
Soken wet elk on a very wet morning on the Turnbull Wildlife refuge I surprised them at their breakfast time. Taken April 7 2025.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
A very weary bird a Virginia Rail comes out of hiding for a instant I was in the right place at the right time. Taken on Turnbull wildlife refuge on April 8 2025.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
A Swallow taking a moment on the peak of a shop, Priest River, ID, April 5th

Photographer: Nia Patton
A Swallow heading for the roost, Priest River, ID, April 5th

Photographer: Nia
Ducks taking flight on a frosty morning, Pend Oreille River, April 5th

Photographer: Nia Patton
Robin perched on top of birdhouse in my backyard.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner