Capitol Reef National Park – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Soothing Sounds of Birds From My Living Room Window

By Mia McPherson|September 6th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Black-capped Chickadees, Canada Geese, Capitol Reef National Park, Downy Woodpeckers, Morgan County, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, autumn, ballet, Black-capped Chickadee, branch, Branta canadensis, Canada Goose, canyon, chickadee, chickadees, Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, fall, forest edge, geese, goose, lift off, lifting off, male, mountains, perched, Poecile atricapillus, pond, take off, taking off, urban, waterfowl, winter, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

I like having my windows open so I can hear the sounds of birds when I can't be in the field. It helps me to hear them especially when the world is so crazy.

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I’m Itching To Hit The Road To Go Camping – Spring Wanderlust

By Mia McPherson|March 3rd, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: camping, clouds, creeks, fluffy, hit the road, nomadic gypsy, public lands, sunrise, switchbacks, trails, willows|

As the weather warms up I admit that I'm itching to hit the road to go camping, to get away from the city, the news and to immerse myself in natural surroundings.

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Celebrating 100 Years of U.S. National Parks

By Mia McPherson|August 25th, 2016|Categories: Alaska, Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Denali National Park, Glacier National Park, Montana, Polychrome Pass, Utah|Tags: canyons, glaciers, Hoodoos, mountains, National Park Service, National Parks, parks|

Today marks the Centennial of our National Park Service and entry to our National Parks is free from August 24 through August 28 so that we can all enjoy the celebration.

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Yellow-bellied Marmots at Capitol Reef National Park

By Mia McPherson|March 18th, 2016|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Wayne County, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, boulder, grass, grasses, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, resting, Rock Chuck, warming, warming up, Whistle Pig, wildlife photography, yellow belly marmot, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

The highlight of my morning yesterday was photographing two Yellow-bellied Marmots at Capitol Reef National Park.

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Journey to Capitol Reef National Park

By Mia McPherson|March 26th, 2015|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: journey, landscapes|

A Capitol Reef National Park view

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The Love of Wilderness

By Mia McPherson|February 21st, 2015|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Conservation, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: Chinle, landscape photography, nature photography, Navajo sandstone, red rocks, scenery, wilderness|

I have traveled all my life and seen the most amazing cities and towns but it is nature and the wilderness that I find the most satisfying.

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Utah – The State with Billions of Views

By Mia McPherson|October 9th, 2014|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah|Tags: nature photography, photography, red rocks, scenic locations|

I'm heading on another journey today to locations I have never been before so I expect I will be seeing plenty of views along the way.

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March views of Capitol Reef and the Burr Trail Switchbacks

By Mia McPherson|June 27th, 2014|Categories: Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Garfield County, geology, nature, nature photography, switchbacks, Wayne County|

I am very fortunate to live in a state where the scenery is ever-changing and that has views can take your breath away.

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Earth Day 2014

By Mia McPherson|April 22nd, 2014|Categories: American White Pelicans, Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Capitol Reef National Park, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: American White Pelican, bird photography, birds, Canis latrans, conservation, Coyote, Earth Day, environment, nature photography, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, preservation, wildlife, wildlife photography|

It is Earth Day and I wanted to write about it this morning. A LOT of good has come from everyone's involvement in Earth Day but there is still so much to be done.

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Fremont River, Utah

By Mia McPherson|April 4th, 2014|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah|Tags: Fremont Culture, Fremont people, Fremont River, John C. Frémont, nature photography, Wayne County|

Just a simple image today of the Fremont River taken near Capitol Reef National Park last month.

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Capitol Reef National Park Petroglyphs

By Mia McPherson|March 19th, 2014|Categories: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: Anthropomorph Petroglyphs, Desert Varnish, Fremont Culture, Fremont Indians, Fremont people, petroglyphs, photography, pictographs, rock art, Sheep, Wingate sandstone|

I get so excited when I see and photograph the Rock Art of Utah and I always wonder about the artists and ancient people who created them.

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Bouquet of Black Rosy-Finches at Capitol Reef National Park

By Mia McPherson|March 18th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Black Rosy-Finches, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah|Tags: adult, bird photography, birding, birds, Black Rosy-Finch, bouquet, flock, Leucosticte atrata, nature photography, Wayne County, wildlife photography|

One of the biggest surprises for me on my recent trip to southern Utah was coming across a "bouquet" of 500 or more Black Rosy-Finches that were foraging along the side of Utah State Highway 24.

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1000 posts at On The Wing Photography and still going strong

By Mia McPherson|February 4th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Capitol Reef National Park, Centennial Valley, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah|Tags: bird photography, birds, nature, nature photography, photography, wildlife, wildlife photography|

Today I reached the 1000 posts mark for my blog here at On The Wing Photography. In those 1000 posts I've covered a lot of birds, animals and locations.

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The Amazing Legacy of the Bluebird Man

By Mia McPherson|July 13th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Capitol Reef National Park, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Downy Woodpeckers, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Tree Swallows, Utah|Tags: adult, Al Larson, bluebird, bluebird trails, bluebirds, branch, cavity nesters, conservation, Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, female, fence rail, juvenile, Mountain Bluebird, nature, nest box, nesting box, nesting material, prey, secondary cavity nesters, Sialia currucoides, swallow, swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, The Bluebird Man, Tree Swallow, wooden rail, woodpecker, woodpeckers, young|

I want to thank Neil Paprocki for sharing information about Al Larson and the upcoming film The Bluebird Man, I have learned a lot from the web site and through my interview with Neil and I am all for learning more about the wonderful natural world around me.

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Colorful Capitol Reef National Park

By Mia McPherson|September 9th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Capitol Reef National Park, Downy Woodpeckers, Mule Deer, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, bird photography, buck, buttes, campground, canyons, Downy Woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, Fremont people, male, Mule Deer, nature photography, wildlife photography|

The geological features of Capitol Reef National Park are amazing. About 75 miles of the 100 mile long monocline known as the Waterpocket Fold are within the park's boundaries extending from Lake Powell north to the Thousand Lake Plateau.

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