Virginia – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Film Days: Carolina Wrens And a Northern Cardinal

By Mia McPherson|March 12th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Carolina Wrens, Northern Cardinals, Virginia|Tags: Canon AE-1, cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, cardinals, Carolina Wren, feeder, film, Northern Cardinal, suet feeder, Thryothorus ludovicianus, tree, tree trunk, wren, wrens, yard birds|

I was going through old photos taken with film and decided to share this image of Carolina Wrens and a female Northern Cardinal on my suet feeder in Virginia.

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I’m A Dandelion

By Mia McPherson|June 8th, 2023|Categories: Virginia, Wildflowers|Tags: Brat, Common Dandelion, Dandelion, dandelions, garden, seedhead, seeds|

Because I was and always will be a Military or Army Brat, I will always identify myself as a Dandelion. I bloom wherever I set down roots.

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Quiet Moment Of Serenity

By Mia McPherson|June 5th, 2023|Categories: Scenics, Virginia|Tags: healing, nature, river, soothing, spirits, York River|

Today's post is about a quiet moment of serenity along the river when I needed a strong but soothing dose of nature.

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National Squirrel Appreciation Day

By Mia McPherson|January 21st, 2021|Categories: American Red Squirrels, Eastern Gray Squirrels, Florida, Glacier County, Juab County, Montana, Morgan County, Pinellas County, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, Rock Squirrels, Sawgrass Lake Park, Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Virginia, Wasatch Mountains, West Desert, White-tailed Antelope Squirrels|Tags: American Red Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, flying squirrels, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, National Squirrel Appreciation Day, Richardson's Ground Squirrels, Rock Squirrel, squirrel, squirrels, Uinta Ground Squirrel, White-tailed Antelope Squirrel|

January 21st is National Squirrel Appreciation Day and it recognizes these creatures that some people consider pests while others find them fascinating.

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Common Whitetail Female

By Mia McPherson|July 9th, 2019|Categories: Common Whitetail, Newport News, Newport News City County, Virginia|Tags: Common Whitetail, dragonflies, dragonfly, female, Plathemis lydia, sidewalk, summer, urban, whitetail, whitetails|

One of the dragonflies I photographed back East was a female Common Whitetail that was resting on a sidewalk, this dragonfly let me get close enough to take nice images even with my cell phone.

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