Aldo Leopold – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

I Adore Sandhill Cranes

By Mia McPherson|March 11th, 2017|Categories: Bicknell Bottoms Wildlife Management Area, Birds, Sandhill Cranes, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adults, Aldo Leopold, Antigone canadensis, bugling, calling, clouds, crane, cranes, farmlands, feeding grounds, flight, flying, landing, Sandhill Crane, sandhills, sky, winter|

Even though I can't see them with my eyes as I write this I can imagine Sandhill Cranes waiting for the first rays of the sun to reach the marshes where they spent the night.

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Nature’s Anniversaries

By Mia McPherson|November 29th, 2014|Categories: Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: Aldo Leopold, Forget-me-nots, Indian Paintbrush, nature, nature photography, Towering Jacob's Ladder, wildflowers|

For many nature lovers it is the smaller more seasonal anniversaries that mean so much too.

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The Richest Values Of Wilderness Lie In The Future

By Mia McPherson|November 9th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Conservation, Utah|Tags: Aldo Leopold, clouds, conservation, Davis County, mountains, nature photography, snow, wilderness|

Every day scientists, conservationists and nature lovers are speaking up. Our numbers are growing and we are an increasing force to be reckoned with.

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Conservation Is A State Of Harmony

By Mia McPherson|October 6th, 2014|Categories: Conservation, Dead Horse Point State Park, Trees, Utah|Tags: Aldo Leopold, conservation, juniper, junipers, Juniperus osteosperma, nature, nature photography, tree, trees, Utah Juniper|

I would love to say that while I am wandering around exploring the natural wonders we have been gifted with that I can forget about the assaults on the land and the creatures that live there but I can't.

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There are some who can live without wild things

By Mia McPherson|September 7th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: Aldo Leopold, Centennial Valley, Lower Lake, marsh, nature photography, photography|

I am a part of the wild things even though my outsides might be adorned with the trappings of civilization my heartbeat still tells me I am wild.

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The Land Is One Organism

By Mia McPherson|August 31st, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Conservation, Coyotes, Utah, Wildflowers, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: Aldo Leopold, Canis latrans, Common Sunflower, Coyote, Davis County, grassland, nature photography, prairie, wildlife photography, young|

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

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