Cliff Lake – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Welcome September…

By Mia McPherson|September 1st, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Black Skimmers, Box Elder County, Cliff Lake, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Madison County, Montana, Pinellas County, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah|Tags: Alectoris chukar, Antilocapra americana, Ardea herodias, Asio flammeus, Black Skimmer, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo swainsoni, Chukar, Great Blue Heron, Pronghorn, Red-tailed Hawk, Rynchops niger, Short-eared Owl, Swainson's Hawk|

The first day of September signals to me that cooler weather is arriving so I took a look back at some of the images I have taken in September from 2008 on.

Ranching, trophic cascades and predator control

By Mia McPherson|January 28th, 2015|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Black-tailed Jackrabbits, Cliff Lake, Conservation, Coyotes, Davis County, Madison County, Montana, Utah, Voles|Tags: American Bison, Black-tailed Jackrabbit, buffalo, Canis latrans, Coyote, Lepus californicus, ranching, trophic cascade, voles|

This isn't just just a Henry Mountain Range issue, it is a Utah issue. It is an issue where ever there are Coyotes, cattle, rabbits, hares and voles.

Montana is beckoning to me…

By Mia McPherson|May 7th, 2012|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Cliff Lake, Eastern Kingbirds, Glacier County, Glacier National Park, Gravelly Range, Great Horned Owls, Madison County, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Pronghorn, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-tailed Hawks, Short-eared Owls, Swainson's Hawks, Tree Swallows, Wilson's Snipes|Tags: Antilocapra americana, Asio flammeus, Bubo virginianus, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteo swainsoni, Cliff Lake, Eastern Kingbird, Gallinago delicata, Great Horned Owl, homestead, immature, juvenile, Madison Range, Madison River, Mountain Bluebird, Pronghorn, Red-tailed Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Sialia currucoides, Swainson's Hawk, Tachycineta bicolor, Tree Swallow, Tyrannus tyrannus, Wilson's Snipe|

Seeing the word "Montana" so often has gotten me anxious, antsy and itching to head north soon to see more of a state that beckons to me because I have fallen in love with it.