Families: Mimidae, Sturnidae, Motacillidae
Adult European Starling in spring
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult European Starling in spring
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/18/2021
Spring Sage Thrasher portrait
Mia McPhersonTitle: Spring Sage Thrasher portrait
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/1/2021
European Starling at a pond’s edge
Mia McPhersonTitle: European Starling at a pond’s edge
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/24/2020
Adult European Starling on the shore of a pond
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult European Starling on the shore of a pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/24/2020
European Starling bill colors
Mia McPhersonEuropean Starling bill colors
Comparison of the colors of the bill of European Starling in breeding plumage, in between, and in breeding plumage in a composite image.
First photo was taken in the fall, second during winter and third during the spring.
European Starling perched on frosty barb wire
Mia McPhersonTitle: European Starling perched on frosty barb wire
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/8/2020
American Pipit on a barbed wire fence
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Pipit on a barbed wire fence
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/16/2020
Fluffy American Pipit
Mia McPhersonTitle: Fluffy American Pipit
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/16/2020
American Pipit on a cold November morning
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Pipit on a cold November morning
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/16/2020
American Pipit on a large wooden post
Mia McPhersonTitle: American Pipit on a large wooden post
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/12/2020
Sage Thrasher near a desert seep
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sage Thrasher near a desert seep
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/6/2020
Perched adult Sage Thrasher
Mia McPhersonTitle: Perched adult Sage Thrasher
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/6/2020
Sage Thrasher with a Fragrant Sumac seed in its bill
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sage Thrasher with a Fragrant Sumac seed in its bill
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/6/2020
Sage Thrasher after regurgitating a sumac seed
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sage Thrasher after regurgitating a sumac seed
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/6/2020
Sage Thrasher with its bill open
Mia McPhersonTitle: Sage Thrasher with its bill open
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/6/2020
Adult Sage Thrasher perched on top of a sumac
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Sage Thrasher perched on top of a sumac
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/6/2020
Adult Sage Thrasher portrait
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Sage Thrasher portrait
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/6/2020
Adult Gray Catbird perched on a rusty metal post
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Gray Catbird perched on a rusty metal post
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/9/2020
Fledgling Gray Catbird begging in the Wasatch Mountains
Mia McPhersonTitle: Fledgling Gray Catbird begging in the Wasatch Mountains
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/9/2020
Begging Gray Catbird chick
Mia McPhersonTitle: Begging Gray Catbird chick
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/9/2020
Crouching Sage Thrasher adult on a metal post
Mia McPhersonTitle: Crouching Sage Thrasher adult on a metal post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/11/2020
Agitated Gray Catbird calling from a Serviceberry
Mia McPhersonTitle: Agitated Gray Catbird calling from a Serviceberry
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 6/5/2020
Adult Gray Catbird seeking cover in a Serviceberry bush
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult Gray Catbird seeking cover in a Serviceberry bush
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 6/5/2020
Gray Catbird falling from a fence post
Mia McPhersonTitle: Gray Catbird falling from a fence post
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 6/5/2020
Gray Catbird kicking another catbird off of a fence post
Mia McPhersonTitle: Gray Catbird kicking another catbird off of a fence post
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 6/5/2020
Gray Catbird kicking another catbird
Mia McPhersonTitle: Gray Catbird kicking another catbird
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 6/5/2020
One adult Gray Catbird kicking another catbird
Mia McPhersonTitle: One adult Gray Catbird kicking another catbird
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 6/5/2020
Two adult Gray Catbirds interacting
Mia McPhersonTitle: Two adult Gray Catbirds interacting
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah
Date: 6/5/2020