Your Outdoor Photos: May 2024

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Fri., May 3, 2024

Photos in This Album

Kayaking the Spokane River with my grandson, Johnny Milla on October 12th.

Photographer: John Milla
Small and lovely Calliope Hummingbird enjoying the nectar of our bee balm flowers in our backyard garden. Last week.

Photographer: Jerry R O L W E S
Male full racked white tail deer in velvet observing his domain. Farragut Naval Park, ID Ten days ago

Photographer: Jerry R O L W E S
Mom Golden Eye with her brood about 8 in all. Taken June 6 2024 LPO wild life refuge North of Spokane.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Western Bluebird at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on June 2nd

Photographer: Terry Sanborn
Yellow-headed Blackbird at the Saltese Wetland on June 1st

Photographer: Terry Sanborn
Tree Swallow at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on June 2nd

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Black-headed Grosbeak at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on June 2nd

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
A Lewis's Mock Orange blooming in the Garland District. These bushes are native all over the Northwest and the smell of orange blossoms is delightful. Taken 4 June 2024.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
A female Calliope Hummingbird. Taken along the Little Spokane River in Chattaroy on the 1st of June.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
Adult heron heading out to pick up lunch for the young ones. North Idaho 6/1/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A Yellow breasted Chat comes out of hiding for me to get a photo. They are known to skulk in dense thickets and can be hard to find. They are stunning to see their Yellow breasts are so bright. Taken June 2 2024 north of Davenport W.A.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Gadwall at James T. Slavin Conservation Area on May 27th

Photographer: Terry Sanborn
A male Calliope Hummingbird taken near the Little Spokane River in Chattaroy on the 1st of June.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
A male Calliope Hummingbird near the Little Spokane River in Chattaroy. Taken 1June.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
Eagle on a piling holding his dinner underfoot and sounding off to a dog barking at him on the bank, Pend Oreille River, May 31st

Photographer: Nia Patton
Fox tailed lilies on Glenrose prairie

Photographer: Jeff Corkill
Blue Heron ruffled feathers Manito Park Japanese Garden June 1 2024

Photographer: Ron Large
Pygmy Nuthatch Manito Park May 30 2024

Photographer: Ron Large
Moose in the mist as day breaks a moose strides across Wheller pond on Turnbull wildlife refuge. Taken May 30 2024 Turnbull.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Dragonfly resting for hours on a flower.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Great Blue Heron at the Saltese wetlands on 5/26/24

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Blue-winged Teal at the Saltese wetlands on 5/26/24

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
A beautiful Great Blue Heron at a small wetland pond on Moran Prairie. (5/18/24)

Photographer: Bob Fisher
If you get between a Spotted Sandpiper and his girlfriend you may get a good scolding as I did on May 23 2024 on Turnbull wildlife refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Killdeer at the Saltese Wetlands on May 16th 2024

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Spring has come and with it the flowers and bees. This guy was nestled in a bloom in the Garland district the second week of May.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Ducks and geese nest on a little island in Davis Creek, Usk, WA every year surrounded by grasses and Camas flowers, May 14th

Photographer: Nia Patton
Cormorants perch on this old snag in Davis Lake every spring thru summer. May 6th

Photographer: Nia Patton
Bison heading our way. Taken at the bison range in MT. 5/14/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Came home to these 5 beauties in the hay field next door mid May in Marshall.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
While hidden in the marsh this American Bittern came real close to me it tried to find me when it heard the camera shutter click. Taken May 15 2024 Turnbull wildlife refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
American Bittern takes to the air in pursuit of it's mate love is in the air on Turnbull. Taken May 14 Turnbull wildlife refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
American Bittern on Turnbull wildlife refuge right on time I find them there at this time almost every year. Taken May 14 2024 there are two of them.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
This was taken near Spangle, WA looking straight up on 10 May 2024. It was taken with a wide angle lens and I only edited contrast and brightness. The charged particles from the sun are coming right down at you and appear to radiate from the center making it look like a large eye. The patterns change quite rapidly. The line of from over power lines.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
I was trying to get a northern flicker flight picture and ended up with this instead! Early May from Turnbull.

Photographer: Mark Stoeser
Palouse Falls under a spectacular aurora sky from the early morning of May 11.

Photographer: Mark Stoeser
A field view from Palouse Falls during the G5 aurora event. Early AM May 11.

Photographer: Mark Stoeser
Palouse Falls from the G5 solar storm the night of May 10 / morning of May 11. A spectacular full aurora that will not be forgotten!

Photographer: Mark Stoeser
Western Kingbird at Saltese Wetlands on 5/11/24

Photographer: Terry Sanborn
Western Kingbird at Saltese Wetlands on 5/11/24

Photographer: Terry Sanborn
Photo taken Friday night (5/10) west of Airway Heights on a county road north of Rt 2. Northern Lights with the moon and stars peaking through streams of color.

Photographer: Sharon Lindsay
Taken Friday night (5/10) west of Airway Heights on a county road north of Rt 2. Northern Lights with the moon and stars peaking through streams of color.

Photographer: Sharon Lindsay
The setting crescent Moon with Earth shine and Aurora in the background. Taken 10 May near Sprague, WA.

Photographer: Tom Bauer
A Clark's grebe comes in close for me to get at photo of it they differ from the Western grebe in that the bright eye is in the white part of their face instead of up in the black portion of their face lucky for me to get to see it up close. Taken May 7 2024 Malheur wildlife refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
A Badger gives me a surprised look as I interrupted it's busy digging. Taken May 7 2024 Malheur wildlife refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Osprey on Tubbs Hill, Coeur d'Alene

Photographer: David Taylor
"Oh-oh, Now What !" Yellow-headed Blackbird doing the splits at Slavin Conservation Area.

Photographer: Mark Hatchel
A pair of Canada Geese with almost hidden little ones enjoying the early morning mist lifting into a blue sky day, May 9th, Pend Oreille River

Photographer: Nia Patton
A newborn Highlander calf enjoying the day, Dalkena, May 6th

Photographer: Nia Patton
A marsh wren balancing between two cat tails and singing to his lady at Slavin County Park.

Photographer: Jerry Rolwes
Chipping Sparrow Singing in Elk. Photo taken May 5, 2024.

Photographer: Andrew Thomas
Gray-crowned Rosey-Finches pass through Mt. Spokane in the spring and the fall. Mt. Spokane Summit Rd. May 4, 2024

Photographer: Andrew Thomas
May is the month of fledging owls. This young Great Horned Owl was playing in the grass when my Dad and I found it on a walk on our property.

Photographer: Andrew Thomas
We always have a couple Dark-eyed Juncos breed at our house every year. This year the male was singing late into the evening. Missing the eclipse that occurred in April, I decided to make an eclipse of my own...

Photographer: Andrew Thomas
Male Red-winged Blackbird at Saltese one evening in early May

Photographer: Andrew Thomas
An adult male Yellow Headed Blackbird was in the middle of his chainsaw display call when an appetizing little insect made a flyby. These amazing avian species bring spring right along with them when they return to Saltese Flats.

Photographer: Andrew Thomas
A baby great-horned owl "branching". Spokane County (exact location undisclosed to protect the owl), May 4, 2024

Photographer: Carrie Dugovic
A sweet little red-breasted nuthatch in a crabapple tree. Colbert, May 4, 2024

Photographer: Carrie Dugovic
Blue heron taking flight from lily pads. Fernan Lake 5/3/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Little baby turtle was crossing the road today so helped it to the side, May 3rd

Photographer: Steve Patton
Yellow-Headed Blackbird at Saltese Flats Wetlands. 5/3/24

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
A Canada goose puts a watchful eye on me as I take a picture of her family. Taken May 3 2024 Turnbull wildlife refuge.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
A watchful goose on a rock in the Spokane River below the Barker Bridge on May 2.

Photographer: Carol Olsen