Your Outdoor Photos: March 2025

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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Fri., Feb. 28, 2025

Photos in This Album

Nesting pair of pygmy nuthatches. Manito Park, March 30, 2025

Photographer: Ron Large
This photo of Red Crossbills was taken on the Pedestal that holds the old mail box at headquarters on Turnbull wild life refuge. There were at times 5or6 birds on it. I am not sure if they were getting insects or salt from the leaching Mortar. Or trying to pick up their mail.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich
Mourning Dove in the grass.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
Male California Quail concealed in an ornamental pear tree.

Photographer: Mary Jo Stauner
A pair of Mallards seem to gravitate to this old wood dock along with signs of geese being there too, March 27th, Pend Oreille River

Photographer: Nia Patton
A Woodduck pair seem to gravitate tothis piling for a morning view, March 19th, Pend Oreille River

Photographer: Nia Patton
A Northern Harrier takes to the air their matting time has begun on the Turnbull wildlife refuge .Taken on March 25 2025

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Four young pups waiting their person, Oldtown, ID, March 11th.

Photographer: Steve Patton
Sandhill Crane Quartet. Taken near Richland Wa. 3/16/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
My Grandson Gavin, handheld the camera to achieve this lovely image of a belted kingfisher while panning the action on a perfectly beautiful day this past Friday at Lake Fernan, opposite Lake Coeur d' Alene. I am proud of his accomplishments and his devotion to conservation. Gavin R O L W E S is a senior at North Central High School.

Photographer: Gavin R O L W E S
Northern Harrier hunting in the fields near Othello Wa. 3/19/25

Photographer: Mark Hendrickson
Ceder Waxwing enjoy eating the last berries of the fall season. Called Waxwings because of the wax like drippings of red and yellow on their tail and wings. Taken 3 19 2025 Cheney W.A.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Love is in the air as spring approaches. This pair of Common Merganser's were canoodling in the Spokane River near the Maringo Centennial Trailhead mid March.

Photographer: Melaine Williams
Canada Geese caught in the spring snow, March 15th, Pend Oreille River

Photographer: Steve Patton
A bright eyed Wood Duck Hen taking off on the Pend Oreille River, 3-13-24

Photographer: Nia Patton
Found a nice heard of Elk on Turnbull this morning there were at least 20 head here are a few. Taken March 8 2025

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Turnbull Elk, spike bull with it's antlers still on he will be sporting a new set before to long. Taken on the refuge March 6 2025

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
These are Red Crossbills there is nothing wrong with their bills the male is a Orangie red and the female is a Greenish color. These two were down low pecking at a dirt on a downed tree root ball. Taken march 5 2025.

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Trumpeter Swan landing on the ice at Turnbull on 3/2/25

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Trumpeter Swan landing on the ice at Turnbull on 3/2/25

Photographer: Tami Sanborn
Walked out my front door early and encountered this little gray squirrel staying warm in the cold of the morning, The image allowed me backlit image with his tail all the way up to his head. South hill Sat March 1, 2025.

Photographer: Jerry R O L W E S
Spring can't be far away with these guys above ground a sure sign of Spring . Taken near Sprague W.A. 2 28 2025

Photographer: Buck Domitrovich Cheney W.A.
Venus, a two day old crescent Moon, and Mercury just after sunset in the Garland district on 1 March 2025.

Photographer: Tom Bauer