Title: Close up of a Rough-legged Hawk expelling a pellet
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 2/19/2019
Rough-legged Hawk getting ready to expel a pellet
Mia McPhersonTitle: Rough-legged Hawk getting ready to expel a pellet
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 2/19/2019
Male Swainson’s Hawk casting a pellet
Mia McPhersonTitle: Male Swainson’s Hawk casting a pellet
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2017
Adult female Burrowing Owl casting a pellet with a juvenile perched below
Mia McPhersonTitle: Adult female Burrowing Owl casting a pellet with a juvenile perched below
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/24/2015
Pellet that the juvie Swainson’s Hawk expelled
Mia McPhersonTitle: Pellet that the juvie Swainson’s Hawk expelled
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/22/2012
Swainson’s Hawk wing lift after expelling pellet
Mia McPhersonTitle: Swainson’s Hawk wing lift after expelling pellet
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/22/2012
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk expelling a pellet 3
Mia McPhersonTitle: Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk expelling a pellet 3
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/22/2012
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk expelling a pellet 2
Mia McPhersonTitle: Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk expelling a pellet 2
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/22/2012
Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk expelling a pellet 1
Mia McPhersonTitle: Juvenile Swainson’s Hawk expelling a pellet 1
Location: Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 8/22/2012
Loggerhead Shrike – pellet expulsion completed
Mia McPhersonTitle: Loggerhead Shrike – pellet expulsion completed
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/2/2012
The pellet is in the Loggerhead Shrike’s bill
Mia McPhersonTitle: The pellet is in the Loggerhead Shrike’s bill
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/2/2012
The pellet is exiting the Loggerhead Shrike’s throat
Mia McPhersonTitle: The pellet is exiting the Loggerhead Shrike’s throat
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/2/2012
Loggerhead Shrike expelling a pellet
Mia McPhersonTitle: Loggerhead Shrike expelling a pellet
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/2/2012
Northern Harrier image showing the expelled pellet
Mia McPhersonTitle: Northern Harrier image showing the expelled pellet
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/3/2010
Northern Harrier slipping on fence while regurgitating a pellet
Mia McPhersonTitle: Northern Harrier slipping on fence while regurgitating a pellet
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/3/2010
Northern Harrier almost falling
Mia McPhersonTitle: Northern Harrier almost falling
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/3/2010
Northern Harrier trying hard to expel a pellet
Mia McPhersonTitle: Northern Harrier trying hard to expel a pellet
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/3/2010
Northern Harrier with pellet in bill
Mia McPhersonTitle: Northern Harrier with pellet in bill
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/3/2010