Your Outdoor Photos: October 2025

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Fri., Oct. 3, 2025

Photos in This Album

Earth Stars. Photo was taken in Riverside State Park on November 14.

Photographer: Rich Leon
A bull Elk and his harem take a long last look before vanishing into the timber. Turnbull wild life refuge !! 6 2025

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Checking out his world. Little native red squirrel atop a fallen log. /// Image captured at Middle Pine Pond, Turnbull Refuge, Cheney. Tuesday, 11-04-25 around 11:00 AM

Photographer: Jerry R O L W E S
A bull elk drives his heard of cow elk out of a clearing and into the timber on Turnbull wild life refuge on a Rainey early morning there were about 25 head. Taken 11 6 2025.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Great blue heron. At upper Lincoln Park. 11/6/25 Photo by Avil Burford

Photographer: Susan Burford
Great blue heron at upper Lincoln Park taken 11/6/25 Photo by Avil Burford 2 pictures

Photographer: Susan Burford
Mallard ducks sitting in on the pond in the rain, Pend Oreille Wetlands, 11-5-25

Photographer: Nia Patton
Canada Geese flying through rain, Pend Oreille Wetlands, 11-5-25

Photographer: Nia Patton
This one should have said Marshall Wetlands, not Cheney.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
I have never seen so many moose in one place, at one time as there was in the Marshall Wetlands on a rainy day in early November.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
There were 4 of them in the Cheney Wetlands, in the rain. Early November

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Bull Moose sparring in Riverside State Park. 11/4/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Japanese Gardens at peak fall color. Can you spot the koi fish?

Photographer: Mark Stoeser
Japanese Gardens at peak fall color Nov 3

Photographer: Mark Stoeser
Two bull moose taking it easy. Taken in Riverside State Park 11/4/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Trumpeter Swan and ducks Turnbull Wildlife Refuge November 2, 2025

Photographer: Ron Large
Watching for Hunters this Mule Deer Buck lays under a rock cliff near Rock lake.10 30 2025

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Young moose emerging from the Little Spokane river after feeding on the foliage along the riverbank. 11/2/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
We saw this unusual ( for us ) insect on Oct. 21, 2025, while on a walk in Rockwood Retirement Community. We identified it online as a Jerusalem cricket. Ray and Christie Miller

Photographer: Ray and Christie Miller
A pair of Western Grebes give me the eye Grebes are not ducks they are divers and can stay down for some time. Fit for water only as their legs are to far back for them to function on land. Rock Lake 10 31 2025.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A,
The Super Harvest Moon rises over the Pavillion as both glow on the rushing river through Riverfront Park, while the stars and stripes gracefully hangs atop its pole to the right of the Pavillion.

Photographer: Tom Peacock
This was taken from Honington Park on the west end of Riverfront Park looking down towards Peaceful Valley. I have a similar shot taken back in 2021 when the falls colors were more vibrant than most falls, due to extended summerlike conditions.

Photographer: Tom Peacock
A prehistoric look to a Great Blue Heron as it flies off across the landscape at Rock Lake. Taken 10 27 at Rock lake.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Japanese Garden, Manito Park

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Japanese Garden Manito Park

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Japanese Garden, Manito Park

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Japanese Garden, Manito Park

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
A Western Grebe one of our larger grebes enjoying the morning sun on Rock Lake. Taken 10 27 2025.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Cobweb on Main Street, Newport, WA, 10-21-25

Photographer: Steve Patton
Peak fall colors at Turnbull 10/24/25

Photographer: Gary Miller
Fall colors at Turnbull 10/24/25

Photographer: Gary Miller
Turnbull Auto Loop 10-24-25 The fall colors are at their peak.

Photographer: Gary Miller
Squirrel perched in crabapple tree after burying a black walnut in the large planter below.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Wilson's Snipe seen at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge 10/22/25. These are usually gone by September. Surprised to see it.

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A fall right of passage, playing in the leaves, at the Finch Arboretum Fall Leaf Festival mid October

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Great Egret flyby at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. 10/17/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
White-tailed deer in the morning fog at the Little Spokane River Natural Area. 10/15/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Another monarch of the Turnbull wildlife refuge along with Fall colors starting to show on a very beautiful morning . Taken 10 12 2025

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Great Blue Heron at Cannon Hill Park on Oct. 10th

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Great Blue Heron at Cannon Hill Park on Oct. 10th

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
A moose calf in Pend Oreille wetlands enjoying some mid afternoon sun, 10-10-25

Photographer: Nia Patton
Canada Geese continue to love the river near the Barker Trail before they head further south.

Photographer: Carol Olsen
"Healthy Leadership Changes." Fall 2025. Over Spokane Falls Community College by Mark and Rowena Hurtubise

Photographer: Mark Hurtubise
Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Harvest Moon, Hunter's Moon, Supermoon. Taken by Mark and Rowena Hurtubise from Life Center's parking lot, looking east as the magnificent moon rises.

Photographer: Mark Hurtubise
Waning harvest moon

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Squirrel in the maple tree

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
African daisy

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Harvest moon setting in the western sky in the early morning.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Pika along trail to Revett Lake, Idaho. October 5, 2025

Photographer: David Taylor
Bull Moose at Little Spokane River Natural Area. 10/8/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Bull Moose in fall colors at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge, 10/4/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Fall colors, Pend Oreille wetlands, 10-3-25

Photographer: Nia Patton