This is part 2 of our 2024 wildlife phots. Please click here for our feathered friends gallery. As with all our wildflower and wildlife posts any corrections or additions to our attempts at identifying what we’ve photographed are greatly appreciated. One other note, while we really enjoy taking pictures as a way to record what we see on our hikes, we are by no means photographers. We use our phones and a point and shoot camera on the auto setting, so the pictures are far from professional, but we hope you enjoy them. Finally, we do practice Leave No Trace Principles including Principle 6: Respect Wildlife which means observing from a distance, never feeding, and respecting any area wildlife closures. We urge others to do the same and recreate responsibly.
It was a pretty good year for wildlife. While we spotted several species of birds that were new to us this year, we didn’t add any new mammals, reptiles, or amphibians to those we’d seen in previous years. Below are photos representing many of the different critters that we saw, including a number of insects on flowers that we only realized were there after viewing the photos.
Starfish, anemones, and mussels – 5/11/24 Crescent Beach, OR
Crab – 5/11/24 Crescent Beach, OR
Trout – 7/13/24 Joyce Lake, OR
Fish – 10/7/24 Salmon River, OR
Frog – 9/13/24 Sprague Lake (Mt. Jefferson Wilderness), OR
Tree frog – 5/26/24 Madison Butte Trail, OR
Toad – 8/31/24 Deep Lake (Sky Lakes Wilderness), OR
Western toad – 7/23/24 McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR
Rough-skinned newt – 1/27/24 Corvallis to Coast Trail, OR
Sagebrush lizard – 6/19/24 Deception Butte, OR
Western fence lizard – 5/25/24 Barnes Butte Recreation Area, Prineville, OR
Snake – 6/8/24 Tillamook State Forest, OR
Snake – 6/8/24 Tillamook State Forest, OR
Snake – 7/4/24 Horsepasture Mountain Trail, OR
Not sure if this is a vole or a pocket gopher? – 6/8/24 Tillamook State Forest, OR
Townsend’s chipmunk – 9/13/24 Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR
Least chipmunk – 8/20/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Golden-mantled ground squirrel – 8/20/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Columbian ground squirrels – 8/18/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
California ground squirrel – 5/25/24 Willow Creek Trail, Madras, OR
Red squirrel – 9/9/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Douglas squirrel – 2/3/24 Forest Park, Portland, OR
Yellow-bellied marmot – 5/25/24 Willow Creek Trail, Madras, OR
Leaning toward muskrat but it could be a nutria. – 10/10/24 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR
This one is for sure a nutria (invasive). – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, OR
Pika – 7/24/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Cottontail – 9/8/24 National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Baker City, OR
Rabbit – 2/24/24 Fernhill Wetlands, OR
Roosevelt elk – 5/11/24 Ecola State Park, OR
Black-tailed deer – 3/30/24 Corvallis, OR
Black-tailed deer – 10/10/24 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR
Mule deer – 8/22/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Mountain goat – 8/19/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness
Coyote – 10/5/24 Mt. Hood Wilderness, OR
Black bear – 8/22/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Cows – 5/27/24 Crooked River Wetlands, Prineville, OR
Slugs – 4/13/24 Wind Mountain Trail, WA
Snail – 6/19/24 Buckhead Nature Trail, Westfir, OR
Beetle – 6/8/24 Tillamook State Forest, OR
Beetle – 8/31/24 Sky Lakes Wilderness, OR
Beetles – 7/22/24 Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR
Cricket – 9/9/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Cicada – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Crane flies – 3/16/24 Middle Fork Path Eugene, OR
Dragon fly – 6/19/24 Deception Butte Trail, OR
Dragonfly – 8/31/24 Sky Lakes Wilderness, OR
Dragonfly – 10/10/24 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR
Flying ants – 7/13/24 Nasty Rock, OR
A pollinator – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
A pollinator – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Seet bee – 8/18/24 Cliff Creek Trail, OR
Bees – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Bumble bee – 8/19/24 Pine Creek Trail, OR
Spider – 4/13/24 Sams-Walker Day Use Area
Find the crab spider (hint: one of the white blooms). – 7/4/24 Olallie Trail, OR
Spider hunting a moth. – 7/22/24 – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR
Millipede – 6/19/24 Deception Butte, OR
Caterpillar – 6/22/24 Big Huckleberry Mountain, OR
Caterpillars – Pine Lakes Trail, OR
Woolly bear caterpillar – 10/10/24 William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, OR
Crescent butterfly and another pollinaotr – 7/23/24 McCully Creek Trail, OR
Skipper and flies – 5/25/24 Barnes Butte Recreation Area, Prineville, OR
Arctic skipper – 6/1/24 Cook Hill, WA
Northern cloudywing – 6/19/24 Deception Butte, OR
Persius duskywing (Erynnis persius) – 7/4/24 Horsepasture Mountain, OR
Possibly a Pacuvius duskywing – 7/23/24 McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR
Western meadow fritillary – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Fritillary – 7/13/24 Nasty Rock, OR
Fritillary – 8/22/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Myllita crescent (female) – 7/22/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Myllita crescent (male) – 7/24/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Field crescent – 9/13/24 Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR
Edith’s checkerspot – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Snowberry checkerspot (male) – 7/13/24 Nasty Rock, OR
Snowberry checkerspot (female) – 7/13/24 Nasty Rock, OR
Green comma – 8/20/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Hoary comma – 7/23/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Painted lady – 9/13/24 Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, OR
California tortoiseshell – 7/23/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Milbert’s tortoiseshell – 5/26/24 Madison Butte, OR
Common woodnymph – 7/22/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Great arctic – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Monarch butterfly – 7/24/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
Orange tip – 5/26/24 Madison Butte, OR
Pine white – 8/31/24 Sky Lakes Wilderness, OR
Becker’s white – 8/18/24 Cliff Creek Trail, OR
Clodius parnassian – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Margined white? – 7/23/24 McCully Creek Trail, OR
Not sure which sulphur this is – 7/22/24 Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR
Also unsure which sulphur this is – 8/20/24 Chimney-Wood Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR
Ochre ringlet – 5/25/24 Barnes Butte Recreation Area, Prineville, OR
Cedar hairstreak – 5/25/24 Barnes Butte Recreation Area, Prineville, OR
Oregon swallowtail – 5/26/24 Madison Butte, OR
Western tiger swallowtail – 7/23/24 McCully Creek Trail, OR
I rarely ever attempt a guess at the gossamer wings.
6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
8/18/24 Cliff Creek Trail, OR
7/22/24 Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR
7/24/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
7/24/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
8/20/24 Chimney-Wood Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR
7/23/24 McCully Creek Trail, OR
Echo azure? – 4/13/24 Beacon Rock State Park, WA
Moth – 06/08/24 Tillamook State Forest, OR
Moth – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Moth – 6/29/24 Grasshopper Mountain, OR
Moth – 7/21/24 Hat Point, OR
Eight-spotted forester moth – 7/4/24 Olallie Trail, OR
Police car moths – 7/24/24 Eagle Cap Wilderness, OR
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