Asian Carp – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Herring Gulls At Farmington Bay WMA

By Mia McPherson|February 13th, 2020|Categories: American Herring Gulls, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: American Herring Gull, Asian Carp, carp, Davis County, fish, gull, gulls, Larus smithsonianus, marsh, morning light, mud, standing, walking, water, winter|

I like gulls. I love to photograph gulls. I enjoy watching gulls in flight, on the ground, and fighting over food. I just do. I'm proud to be a gull enthusiast.

Highlights Of My Bird Photography Trip Yesterday to Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|June 3rd, 2019|Categories: American Avocets, American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Box Elder County, Double-crested Cormorants, Long-tailed Weasels, Snowy Plovers, Utah|Tags: adult, American Avocet, American White Pelican, Anarhynchus nivosus, Asian Carp, Black-crowned Night Heron, carp, close up, Double-crested Cormorant, fish, flats, hunting, immature, Long-tailed Weasel, male, marsh, mate, Mustela frenata, Nannopterum auritus, night heron, night herons, Nycticorax nycticorax, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, preening, Recurvirostra americana, road, Snowy Plover, splashing, standing up, Supplemental Plumage, watching over, weasel, weasels|

When a bird photography trip up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge starts with me spotting not just one but two Snowy Plovers out on the flats I just know the day is off to a great start and that is what happened yesterday morning.

American Crows Feeding on Fish at Farmington Bay

By Mia McPherson|March 2nd, 2018|Categories: American Crows, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adults, American Crow, Asian Carp, corvids, Corvus brachyrhynchos, crows, feeding, fish, profile view, water, winter|

Two days ago there were still numerous American Crows feeding on the carcasses of the carp at Farmington Bay and some of the crows were close enough to allow me to take frame filling images of these pure black birds.