Your Outdoors Photos: June 2017

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Fri., June 2, 2017

Photos in This Album

Took this shot at Manito park - August 2017 of this beautiful dragonfly.

Photographer: Mary Wilber
Manito park - August 2017.

Photographer: Mary Wilber
Garden Phlox - Laura at Manito Park Aug. 3, 2017

Photographer: Mary Wilber
Milky Way Juniper Dunes Wilderness 6.27.17

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
Along the Beartooth Highway

Photographer: Jane McDonald
Milky Way 6.25.17 Upper Twin Lakes Idaho

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
A young curious marmot stuck his head out of his rocky burrow near Fishtrap Lake. Taken June 17, 2017

Photographer: Cindy Miller
A nice relaxing kayaking trip down the Little Spokane River, June 23, 2017.

Photographer: Cindy Miller
Elkhorns flower found in Mary McCroskey State Park south of Desmet, ID on Friday, June 23rd.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Wild Blue Flax flowers found in Mary McCroskey State Park south of Desmet, ID on Friday, June 23rd.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Blanketflower found in Mary McCroskey State Park south of Desmet, ID on Friday, June 23rd.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Shadow Falls in all its green moss glory (north of Pritchard, ID),, June 19.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Beargrass in blossom along the trail to Shadow Falls north of Pritchard, ID, June 20.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Red-headed woodpecker near the Finch Arboretum.

Photographer: Mary Wilber
Fireweed, Little Spokane River Natural Area, June 17.

Photographer: Bill Davidson
Bull snake, Little Spokane River Natural Area, June 17.

Photographer: Bill Davidson
Wood's rose at Farragut State Park, June 16.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Whitetail fawn, June 15.

Photographer: Mary Franzel
Butterfly snacking on lilacs.

Photographer: Neil Stoughton
Great blue heron, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, June 6.

Photographer: mike forster
Killdeer enjoying mud at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, June 6.

Photographer: mike forster
Gray wolf on the slopes of Mt. Spokane ski area captured by trail cam on March 30; images retrieved June 12.

Photographer: Hank Seipp/Western Wildlife Conservation
View of Selkirk Crest looking south from summit of Harrison Peak.

Photographer: Benjamin Read
Penstemon blooming high on Mount Spokane on June 12.

Photographer: Rika Ream
Saltese Uplands, a Spokane County Conservation Futures property, is a place of subtle beauty. June 9, a great time for wildflowers.

Photographer: Mary Weathers
Young burrowing owls enjoying the sunset near Moses Lake, WA.

Photographer: Craig Goodwin
Newly hatched ducklings huddle under mom.

Photographer: Vickie Garner Sienknecht
Newly hatched ducklings huddle under mom.

Photographer: Vickie Garner Sienknecht
A buck in the parking lot of the doctors' clinic on the South Hill.

Photographer: Susan Orlowski
June 9: A male calliope hummingbird takes a break from defending his territory at Lincoln Park on the South Hill. He would frequently dart off to chase away other males and then come back to the same branch.

Photographer: Cortney Litwin
June 7 at the summit of Parker Peak, highest named peak in the American Selkirks, completing the biggest possible climb in the range, from 1,900' up to 7,600'. Overnight camp at 6,200' after initial approach was welcome rest. Snowboard descent off the top: 20 miles in 2 days.

Photographer: Jason Hershey
Northern harrier takes flight west of Davenport, June 6.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa
felts field plane show June 3rd.

Photographer: mike forster
As goslings crawl over a shoreline branch to swim after their parents, a largemouth bass blasts up to the surface and claims one for dinner.

Photographer: Dorian Poloway
Wildflowers, Dishman Hills, June 3.

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
Arctic skipper, Dishman Hills, June 3

Photographer: Bob Salsbury
Great blue heron, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney Wa.
Marmot Rock along the Spokane River, June 5.

Photographer: Vickie Garner Sienknecht
Aerial panoramic drone sunset photo taken at Palouse Highway and S Baltimore Road, May 18.

Photographer: Dan Hoke
Aerial panoramic drone sunset photo taken at Palouse Highway and S Baltimore Road, May 18.

Photographer: Bob Schmidt
Wild hyacinth, Tubbs Hill, June 2.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Mariposa lily, Tubbs Hill, June 2.

Photographer: Steve Davidson
Manito Park has many bumblebees and smaller native bees in the perennial garden. Native bumblebees rarely sting unless really provoked. May 30.

Photographer: Susan Orlowski
If you have allergies to cottonwood, this must be a bad year for you. Look at what a yard of a friend looked like this week with all the fluff. Looks like snow fell, June 1 in Davenport.

Photographer: Sue Orlowski