aquatic vegetation – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Mallard Ducklings And White Water Crowfoot

By Mia McPherson|June 28th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Mallards, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, White Water Crowfoot, Wildflowers|Tags: Anas platyrhynchos, aquatic vegetation, aquatic wildflower, bloom, blooming, blossoms, canyon, Common Water-Crowfoot, creek, dabbling ducks, duck, duckling, ducks, flowering, juvenile, Mallard, mallards, mountains, native, preening, Ranunculus aquatilis, summer, Summit County, swimming, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, water, waterfowl, White Water Buttercup, White Water-crowfoot, white wildflowers, wildflowers, young|

This morning I am sharing photos of Mallard ducklings and blooming White Water Crowfoot taken in a creek high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Fledgling Song Sparrow At Water’s Edge

By Mia McPherson|July 19th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Song Sparrows, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: alpine, aquatic vegetation, canyon, creek, creek bank., fledgling, immature, Melospiza melodia, mountains, riparian habitat, rock, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, summer, water, young|

Today I am sharing a photo of a fledgling Song Sparrow I photographed last week next to an alpine creek high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Focusing On Winter Redheads

By Mia McPherson|December 11th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Redheads, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: aquatic vegetation, Aythya americana, diving ducks, duck, ducks, evening, feeding, first winter, late evening, low light, pond, Redhead, redhead ducks, redheads, resting, water|

Why were the mallards sticking close to this Redhead? That was because she was diving down into the pond and bringing up aquatic vegetation to feed on and the mallards were stealing bits of it from her.