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Your Outdoors Photos: February 2019

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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  • Marilyn, who recently turned 80, snowshoes up to Big Rock, south of Spokane. March 5, 2019. She has given permission to post.

    Photographer: William Siler

  • Cold but sunny end of February winter ride at the James T Slavin Conservation area in the Cheney area.

    Photographer: Melaine Williams

  • A tiny Pygmy Nuthatch (only 4.25 ) inches long sits on a tree branch on a 9 degree morning at Turnbull wildlife refuge darting around looking for its breakfast.

    Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.

  • A winter sunset over Steptoe Butte. Photo taken February 23rd.

    Photographer: Tiffany Hansen

  • A lone Palouse tree stands in stark contrast against the white snow, silhouetted by a cotton candy sky. Photo taken February 23rd, near Steptoe.

    Photographer: Tiffany Hansen

  • Wind turbines tower high above the white, snow covered hills of the Palouse. Photo taken February 23rd near Steptoe.

    Photographer: Tiffany Hansen

  • A California Quail sits on a old wooden fence all puffed up from the cold waiting too jump down to feed.

    Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.

  • Duck Parade in Post Falls. Came upon this large group of ducks trouping up the hill from the Spokane River below, seemingly heading the warning on the sign. Falls Park, Post Falls mid February

    Photographer: Melaine Williams

  • A couple of people cross country skiiing on Pines Lake at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on a snowy Sunday afternoon.

    Photographer: Mike Gass

  • Winter View

    Photographer: Steve Matsko

  • Hoar Frost

    Photographer: Steve Matsko

  • Walked the Centennial Trail off the Mirabeau trail head and saw 3 eagles in the tree's along the river including this very young and very vocal one. Mid February.

    Photographer: Melaine Williams

  • Can I come in now; it is a blizzard out here! This horse Cooper had enough of the freezing blowing snow outside in the pasture. He was led into his comfortable stall out of the wind where a nice dinner of hay and supplements awaited him. February, near Cheney, Wa

    Photographer: Cindy Miller

  • Gonzaga Students catching some big air sledding near the pond on the Gonzaga Campus mid February.

    Photographer: Melaine Williams

  • Some Gonzaga Students took a break from their studies for a little snow fun. Mid February, Gonzaga Campus.

    Photographer: Melaine Williams

  • My daughter holding a beautiful snow flake that looks like a sugar crystal that is being lit up by her head-lamp Feb 6th, 2019

    Photographer: Laurie Nesselrode

  • A successful hunt, this young Coyote will not go hungry on a very cold morning at Turnbull I was very lucky to see nature unfold in front of me on a cold sunlit morning as this young Coyote had it's breakfast.

    Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.

  • This young Coyote takes a moment to give me a look as it goes about looking for it's breakfast on a very cold 9 degree morning on the Turnbull Wildlife refuge. Taken Feb 6 2019

    Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.

  • The groundhog lied! Snowblowin in Marshall the 1st week of February.

    Photographer: Melaine Williams

  • Big Horn Sheep in the Columbia Gorge

    Photographer: Jim Schmitz

  • Trees in fog at Sky Prairie Park

    Photographer: Jim Schmitz

  • Not ready to shed his antlers just yet this very pretty Mule deer along with a smaller buck also still with it's antlers were on the Turnbull wildlife refuge this cold windy morning there were also about 4 or 5 females with them. Taken on the refuge Feb 4 2019.

    Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.

  • We live on the West Plains and this hungry moose hopped our fence today - freaking out our chickens - to help herself to some scratch. She was hungry enough to brave our two dogs but has not been aggressive.

    Photographer: Carlene Hardt

  • Taken advantage of the mild weather and fishing along the Spokane River near the Centennial Trail at the end of January.

    Photographer: Melaine Williams

  • Group bath! October 8th, 2018. 1619 E Sharpsburg Ave. Spokane.

    Photographer: Spencer Shaw

  • Sunrise over Spokane Valley

    Photographer: Lory Zimmerman

  • Frosty morning near Bigelo Gulch.

    Photographer: Lory Zimmerman

  • A view looking into the Colville Valley, WA on January 30, 2019

    Photographer: Patricia Ediger Photography

  • A Black Capped Chickadee enjoying a black sunflower seed on this very snowy and sunny morning, January 30, 2019, Kettle Falls, WA

    Photographer: Patricia Ediger Photography

  • Song sparrow on the morning of January 23, 2019 after we received a foot of snow up on our mountain in Kettle Falls, WA. The sun came out and make everything glorious.

    Photographer: Patricia Ediger Photography

  • Female Downy Woodpecker enjoying the seeds from a dried Mullien plant on a frost cold morning. Taken near Colville, WA January 30, 2019

    Photographer: Patricia Ediger Photography

  • An immature eagle, covered in frost like the branches around him, waiting for the adults to return. Taken outside Colville, WA on January 30, 2019

    Photographer: Patricia Ediger Photography

  • Splash of color in this cold frost morning outside of Colville, WA, Januaury 30, 2019

    Photographer: Patricia Ediger Photography

  • Adult Eagle in the frosty morning outside of Colville, WA January 20, 2019. Several of these eagles are hanging out along the farm road and feeding on field rodents or whatever they can find.

    Photographer: Patricia Ediger Photography

  • Found these Mule deer south of Sprague W.A. I thought that our open winter is treating them pretty well as they looked to be in great shape for almost into February. Taken Jan. 30 2019.

    Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.

  • Glenrose Unit of the Dishman Hills. Beautiful day above the fog.

    Photographer: Mary Weathers

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