Washington County – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Early July Wildflowers In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|July 16th, 2022|Categories: Blue Elderberry, Morgan County, Musk Thistle, Parsnipflower Buckwheat, Silvery Lupine, Spearleaf Arnica, Sticky Purple Geraniums, Summit County, Utah, Washington County, Wood's Rose|Tags: Arnica longifolia, bee, beetles, blooming, blooms, blossoms, Blue Elderberry, buds, canyon, Carduus nutans, Eriogonum heracleoides, Geranium viscosissimum, Lupinus argenteus, mountains, Musk Thistle, Parsnipflower Buckwheat, ravine, Rosa woodsii, rosebuds, Sambucus cerulea, Silvery Lupine, Spearleaf Arnica, Sticky Geranium, summer, wildflowers, Woods' Rose|

I wanted to share some of the wildflowers I photographed in the first part of July that I have found in Summit and Morgan Counties high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay perched on an oak

By Mia McPherson|October 23rd, 2014|Categories: Birds, Cascade Springs, Utah, Washington County, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jays|Tags: adult, Aphelocoma woodhouseii, autumn, bird photography, bird watching, corvids, fall, forest, jays, oak, perched, scrub-jay, scrub-jays, sky, Western Scrub-Jay, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay|

Last month I was able to photograph this Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay on my way up to Cascade Springs in Wasatch County, Utah as it perched on an oak near the road.

Gunlock State Park, a few birds and Mojave Joshua Trees

By Mia McPherson|October 13th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Gunlock State Park, House Finches, Mojave Desert, Red-tailed Hawks, Trees, Utah, Washington County|Tags: adult, bird photography, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, clouds, Haemorhous mexicanus, hawk, hawks, House Finch, Joshua Tree, Joshua Trees, raptor, Red-tailed Hawk, sunset, tree, Yucca brevifolia|

I enjoyed my journey to Beaver Dam Wash, Gunlock State Park and the Mojave Desert even though I didn't see the birds I hoped to photograph, every journey is an adventure.