Your Outdoor Photos: July 2026

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., July 3, 2026

Photos in This Album

Two young yellowhead blackbirds were flying together and both decided to land in the same spot. I think the lower bird was complaining and the one on top was thinking "oops". The photo was taken on the north end of the pond in the Saltese lowlands on July 6.

Photographer: Jim Summers
This dragonfly was flying around the shore of the pond below the Doris Morrison Learning Center in the Saltese lowlands on July 10th, no doubt looking for some tasty insects.

Photographer: Jim Summers
Turkey vulture - Upper Twin Lakes - 7/8/26

Photographer: Ron Cater
Down the hatch. GBH feeding near the boat launch at Nine Mile dam. 7/8/26

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Hummingbird standoff, Usk, WA, 7-5-26

Photographer: Nia Patton
Pend Oreille River fireworks, July 4th

Photographer: Nia Patton
Adult robin perched on birdbath.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
European Starling at Saltese Wetlands on July 2nd

Photographer: Terry Sanborn
Brown-Headed Cowbird at Saltese Wetlands on July 2nd

Photographer: Terry Sanborn
Female House Finch perched in tree.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Marmot at Saltese Flats on July 2nd

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Greater Yellowlegs wading in shallow water, its long legs and speckled plumage standing out against the water. Saltese Wetlands 7/1/26

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Great Blue Heron taking off from the dock on Hauser Lake. 7/1/26

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A young flicker seems to be lost in the grass in Otis Orchards.

Photographer: Carol Olsen