Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

World Wetlands Day And Utah’s Abysmal Protections Of Them

By Mia McPherson|February 2nd, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Conservation, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Utah|Tags: autumn, blue skies, blue sky, clouds, fall, Fish Springs Mountains, marsh, mountains, Promontory Mountains, refuge, scenery, spring, sunshine, water, wetlands|

Today is World Wetlands Day, and we need to protect and preserve our wetlands. Wetlands provide a wide range of ecological, economic, and social benefits.

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World Water Day 2023

By Mia McPherson|March 22nd, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Glacier County, Glacier National Park, Juab County, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Sawgrass Lake Park, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Coots, aspens, Box Elder County, canyon, Centennial Mountains, Centennial Valley, clouds, conifers, coots, creek, Cygnus columbianus, Fish Springs Range, flight, flock, Florida, flying, footbridge, foothills, grass, grasses, hills, ice, immature, Juab County, maple swamp, marsh, mountains, Pinellas County, pond, Promontory Mountains, rapids, reflections, river, rocks, rushing, sage, sagebrush, Sawgrass Lake Park, shadows, shrubs, sky, snow, snow-topped, spring, summer, swamp, swan, swans, trail, trees, Tundra Swan, Utah, valley, water, waterfowl, west desert, wetlands, Wigeon Pond, willows, winter, young|

Today is World Water Day. The theme for World Water Day 2023 is: Accelerate Change. Every human being on this planet is roughly 60% water.

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World Wetlands Day 2021

By Mia McPherson|February 2nd, 2021|Categories: American Barn Owls, American Bitterns, American Coots, Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Black-crowned Night Herons, Blue-winged Teals, Brewer's Blackbirds, Centennial Valley, Checkered White Butterflies, Cinnamon Teals, Common Mergansers, Conservation, Eight-spotted Skimmers, Environment, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets, Greater Scaups, Green-winged Teals, Halloween Pennants, Hooded Mergansers, Least Sandpipers, Lesser Scaups, Long-tailed Weasels, Marsh Wrens, Montana, Moose, Muskrats, Northern Harriers, Northern Pintails, Northern Shovelers, Pectoral Sandpipers, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-breasted Mergansers, Red-winged Blackbirds, Reddish Egrets, Redheads, Ruddy Ducks, Rusty Blackbirds, Sandhill Cranes, Scarlet Skimmers, Snowy Egrets, Spotted Sandpipers, Tricolored Herons, Trumpeter Swans, Tundra Swans, Utah, Variegated Meadowhawk, White-faced Ibises, Wildflowers, Wilson's Phalaropes, Yellow-crowned Night Herons, Yellow-headed Blackbirds|Tags: birds, critical, insects, plants, protection, water, wetlands, wildlife, World Wetlands Day|

February 2nd is World Wetlands Day to raise global awareness about the critical role of wetlands for people, wildlife and our planet.

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All Storms Come To An End

By Mia McPherson|November 12th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, West Desert|Tags: blue sky, clear sky, clouds, dissapating, Fish Springs Mountain Range, marsh, mountains, ominous, Promontory Mountain Range, rain, rainy, sky, spring, storms, stormy, summer, valley, water, weather, winter|

There are times when I feel as if I am riding out a storm due to circumstances or events that are out of my control I remind myself that all storms come to an end.

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American White Pelican At Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|September 12th, 2019|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, Fish Springs Range, flight, flying, mountains, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, refuge|

The lighting I had wasn't the best but for some reason I really like this photo of the American White Pelican on the wing over the refuge because of the contrasts between the whites and blues in the frame.

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Went Wandering To Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|April 18th, 2019|Categories: Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: clear sky, desert, marsh, mountains, oasis, vegetation, water, wetlands|

I went wandering to Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge yesterday and it was delightful because of the clear skies, the cool weather and the grand views of the mountains.

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Adult Bald Eagle at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|March 10th, 2019|Categories: Bald Eagles, Birds, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: adult, Bald Eagle, birds of prey, eagle, eagles, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, oasis, perched, raptors, refuge, tree|

One of my trips out to Fish Springs NWR happened during this time of the year and while I was there so was a gorgeous adult Bald Eagle that perched in the trees near the picnic area not too far from the refuge headquarters.

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Fluffed up Male Brewer’s Blackbird at Farmington Bay

By Mia McPherson|February 12th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Brewer's Blackbirds, Davis County, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Utah|Tags: adult, blackbirds, Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus, farmlands, fluffed up, Icterids, male, wooden pallet|

This Brewer's Blackbird male was with several other males on some weathered wooden pallets next to the road when he shook and fluffed up his feathers.

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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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Isn’t it time for a Wildlife Conservation Stamp?

By Mia McPherson|March 7th, 2013|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Conservation, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, Pronghorn, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, birds, conservation, conservation issues, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, National Wildlife Refuge system, nature, nature photography, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, wildlife, wildlife conservation stamp, wildlife photography|

This is a win/win proposal for the National Wildlife Refuge System and for everyone who visits them. For every person who is concerned about the future of out National Wildlife Refuges and for every organization who supports conservation of our public lands and the nation's wildlife.

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Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge – another favorite location

By Mia McPherson|May 29th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Juab County, Pronghorn, Simpson Springs, Tooele County, Utah|Tags: animals, antelope, baby, bird photography, birds, Caspian Tern, cute, Fish Spring Range, Forster's Tern, Gadwall, nature, oasis, Pronghorn, refuge, Rock Wren, sign, Simpson Springs, Western Tanager, White-tailed Antelope Squirrel, wildlife|

After a recent journey from Simpson Springs in Tooele County to Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge in Juab County I have added it as a Favorite Location. It was an amazing trip with gorgeous views. I hope to return there soon.

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