Local creature features

We asked our Facebook followers for photos of wildlife in the Pend Oreille River Valley and they delivered. From the small to the large, here’s a sample of the animals that call this corner of the world home.

This blush-colored moth was resting on a screen door in Newport. Do you know what kind of moth this is? Email [email protected] and let us know.

COURTESY PHOTO|CHERIE C. HUNTER HOWARD

Several years ago Schukay took this photo of a buck in winter just outside of Newport. COURTESY PHOTO|BRENT SCHUKAY

Geese meander near the riverbank south of LeClerc Creek. COURTESY PHOTO| BRENT SCHUKAY

This bobcat scavenges a dead deer near Riverbend. COURTESY PHOTO|KALON KIRKPATRICK

These long, tall lanky visitors showed up in Herzog’s yard near Kings Lake Road. COURTESY PHOTO|CAROLYN HERZOG

Upload date: 02/12/2025 06:00 AM