San Juan County – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

San Juan County lies at the southeastern corner of the state of Utah. Its borders coincide with the borders of the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona with Utah.

Male Great-tailed Grackle On A February Morning

By Mia McPherson|February 12th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Great-tailed Grackles, San Juan County, Utah|Tags: adult, calling, cupola, displaying, February, grackle, grackles, Great-tailed Grackle, male, morning, Quiscalus mexicanus, roof, sky, urban, Weathervane, winter|

This male Great-tailed Grackle caught my eye two days ago at one of my local ponds because he was displaying on a red-roofed cupola against a bright blue sky.

Immature Pied-billed Grebe Being Chased And Other Grebe Behaviors

By Mia McPherson|December 2nd, 2023|Categories: Pied-billed Grebes, San Juan County, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, behavior, chase, chased, fall, grebe, grebes, hatch year, immature, park, Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, pond, practice flights, running, urban, water, wing flapping, yong|

Last week, I photographed an immature Pied-billed Grebe being chased by an adult at my local pond. I observed some other interesting grebe behaviors as well.

Wings Over People: My Love for Bird Photography

By Mia McPherson|March 2nd, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-billed Gulls, Rough-legged Hawks, Salt Lake County, San Juan County, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: adult, American Robin, bird photography, Buteo lagopus, Larus delawarensis, Ring-billed Gull, Rough-legged Hawk, Turdus migratorius|

This could also be titled "Why I prefer to bird photography over people photography" and I will explain why this morning.

Immature Male Common Goldeneye And Catfish

By Mia McPherson|December 16th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Common Goldeneyes, San Juan County, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, Bucephala clangula, catfish, Common Goldeneye, diving ducks, drake, duck, ducks, fall, first winter, fish, food, immature, look, male, over the shoulder, pond, prey, urban, water, waterfowl, young|

On this day two years ago, I photographed this immature male Common Goldeneye with a catfish at the pond in my neighborhood. It was a chilly, wintry afternoon.