Wild photos for Aug. 2, 2017

Nicole Tavenner
Loon Lake white Water Lily (Nymphaeaceae), before a beaver eats it.

Rob Zolman
Dog days of summer cool down: Freckles, a Red Heeler, enjoys a cool spray down from the fire hose at the local park in St. Ignatius during the Skate Jam. Freckles’ caregiver Jacob Oly said, “She loves water and sprinklers.”