Your Outdoor Photos June 2026

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Tue., June 2, 2026

Photos in This Album

A Wood Duck couple sharing a ramp rail early evening, Pend Oreille River, June 2, 2026

Photographer: Nia Patton
Male Calliope hummingbird

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Male Calliope hummingbird

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Male Calliope hummingbird

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Return of the male Calliope hummingbird to the front yard at dusk.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Goldfinch perched in clump river birch

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Male House finch in clump river birch.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Female House Finch with tufted feathers on the crown of her head (this is temporary and appears when the bird is establishing territory or being social).

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Male California Quail

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
A little movement in the bushes caught my husband's eye, during a walk on an early June evening on the South Hill. We looked up to see this critter looking down at us, unconcerned that we were looking at him. After a few minutes he began making his way down and we continued on our way.

Photographer: Kathi Schlieder
Calliope hummingbird perched on Japanese maple tree at dusk.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
This female yellowhead blackbird was posing for me on June 2, 2026 in the Saltese lowlands marsh area.

Photographer: Jim Summers
This bald eagle was flying over the pond below the Doris Morrison learning center in the Saltese lowlands. As this photo was taken June 2, 2026, the eagle had just spotted its prey and was beginning its decent. The unfortunate prey was a young Coot.

Photographer: Jim Summers
This drone fly was buzzing around me as I walked on the trail in the Saltese lowlands marsh. It landed not far away so I photographed it at 560mm focal length. Almost a macro shot from 6 feet away! The photo was taken June 2nd, 2026. Flies are wildlife too I guess...

Photographer: Jim Summers
This Yellowhead blackbird has captured a snack. This was taken in the Saltese lowlands marsh June 2nd 2026. The bird had been flying erratically like it was chasing something and I hoped it had grabbed an insect out of the air, which it did.

Photographer: Jim Summers
Young squirrel in the backyard

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Eastern Kingbird on June 2nd at Saltese Flats

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Killdeer at Saltese Wetlands. 6/3/26

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
"The new guy is Really tall" Taken in north Idaho 6/3/26

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Dog day afternoon 😎

Photographer: Lynn Rodgers
Mullan City Park-june 3 2026

Photographer: Lynn Rodgers
California Quail calling from a pine tree. The photo was taken one June 2, 2026 on South Hill.

Photographer: David Bessen
Bullock's Oriole near the boat launch at Nine Mile Dam. 6/2/26

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Pair of Foxes on Tubbs Hill, Coeur d' Alene, May 27, 2026

Photographer: David Taylor