Your Outdoors Photos: July 2019

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Mon., July 8, 2019

Photos in This Album

Adolescence moose trotted quickly by us as we froze to watch. Near Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute. February 21, 2020

Photographer: Mark Hurtubise
Cascade Pass Olympic National Park

Photographer: Sara Dickson
Small sunflowers on Half Moon Road

Photographer: Sheila F Honnold
Water Lillys in Harrison, ID

Photographer: Sheila Honnold
Surf fishing in at Ocean Shores, Washington at the end of July. don't know if he caught anything.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Baby swallows will soon leave their nest in the barn. These are our future mosquito catchers, and we welcome their presence. The little fellow at the end of the row seems to know, last in line loses for this feeding! Mom is nearby ready to swoop in carrying a big bug. Near Cheney, July 24.

Photographer: Cindy Miller
These young barn swallows will be leaving their nest soon. They are very beneficial in catching mosquitoes and are usually welcomed by farmers for insect control. Mom is entering the barn here on her way to feed them. Taken near Cheney, WA July 25, 2019.

Photographer: Cindy Miller
Lightening July 23, 2019 taken in Medical Lake, WA

Photographer: Cristina Smith
The Approaching Storm. Tuesday night's thunder and lightning storm viewed from Highdrive on Spokane's south hill. That was an epic storm, I've never seen so much lightning in one storm!

Photographer: Tiffany Hansen
A Great Gray Owl with its intense eyes locked on it's prey launces itself for the start of the hunt. They are the largest owl in North America some 27 inches tall but weigh very little around 2 pounds. Taken July 14 19 Southwest Montana.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
This osprey photo was taken on the Pend Oreille River, near Oldtown, ID

Photographer: Jim Miller
revised moose photo

Photographer: Colleen Smith
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge July 16, 2019

Photographer: Colleen Smith
Fly fishing from the dock at Priest Lake July 2019

Photographer: Lori Myers
Qora and Anya hiking to Big Rock February 2019

Photographer: Lori Myers
Relaxing at Bottle Bay June 2019

Photographer: Lori Myers
Vinchenzo DiMassa foolery at Priest Lake June 2019

Photographer: Lori Myers
A beautiful, purple orchid captured on a Saturday morning in Missoula, Montana.

Photographer: Grace Lorenz
A pretty, pink flower captured on a warm Wednesday afternoon in my front yard.

Photographer: Grace Lorenz
I like Mike was surprised to see the big group of Pelicans at Turnbull. I had seen one when I was here last week, he must have given out rave reviews. Mid July.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
I was suprised to find between 50-60 Pelicans at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge. Some had already taken off by the time I could capture these 49 near the exit of the drive loop.

Photographer: Mike Gass
Moses Coulee. Columbia Basin. July 2019

Photographer: Bruce Cunningham
Hummingbird in the Bee Balm July 11, 2019 Four Lakes The sun was just right, and the bee balm was in bloom. Time to sit and watch the hummingbirds.

Photographer: Gary Miller
Hummingbird Visiting the Bee Balm July 11, 2019 Four Lakes It was that time of year when the sun was just right and the bee balm was in bloom to sit and watch the hummingbirds

Photographer: Gary Miller
On the backroads near Clark Fork Idaho

Photographer: Jane McDonald
Fly fishing off the rocks along the Spokane River at "the Islands" swimming area, near the Centennial Trail in mid July. This area is located off of Upriver just west of Plantes Ferry.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Western Toad waiting for a bug to eat Twin Lakes Idaho 7.9.19

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
My buddy Bart and I paddled to PeeWee falls in the fore-bay of Boundary dam for the 4th.

Photographer: David Crafton
A paddle boarder makes her way down the river toward Boulder Beach off of upriver at the beginning of July.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Wake up call at 1:30 AM by the local trio of bandits. North Spokane.

Photographer: Jim Schmitz
Wild flowers such as paintbrush and lupine are plentiful throughout the region this time of year. These flowers were seen on a trail near Eloika Lake. June 2019

Photographer: Cindy Miller
American Goldfinch getting a drink from the stream along the Columbia Plateau Trail just west of Fish Lake beginning of July

Photographer: Melaine Williams
New life on Turnbull this new calf with mom real close, lets me take it's photo. I used a telephoto lens as not to disturb them they really added to my morning on the refuge to say the very least.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Chipmunks are a lot of fun too they are everywhere this year on Turnbull wildlife refuge this little guy jumped up on a stump to say good morning to me. Turnbull wildlife refuge 24 June 19

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
This young Coyote gives me a good morning call on the Turnbull wildlife refuge as I pass by. Taken 6 25 19 Turnbull wildlife refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.