badger – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Some Mammals I Loved In 2022

By Mia McPherson|December 28th, 2022|Categories: American Badgers, Davis County, Elk, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Least Chipmunks, Long-tailed Weasels, Morgan County, Mule Deer, Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, American Badger, autumn, baby, badger, badger burrow, badgers, canyon, Cervus canadensis, chipmunk, chipmunks, close up, cow, curious, cute, Elk, elks, fall, female, fence post, grazing, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, high Uintas, hillside, kissing, Least Chipmunk, Long-tailed Weasel, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, marsh, mountains, Mustela frenata, mustelids, Neotamias minimus, portrait, profile, roadside, rock, rock pile, rocks, rocky slope, shadow, spring, squirrel, squirrels, summer, summer coat, Taxidea taxus, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, weasel, weasels, wetlands, wooden post, Yellow-bellied Marmot, young|

This morning I am sharing some photos of the mammals I loved finding, seeing, photographing and having in my viewfinder in 2022.

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Roadside American Badger in The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|October 11th, 2022|Categories: American Badgers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: American Badger, autumn, badger, badger burrow, badgers, butt, canyon, digging, dirty, fall, head on, hole, mammals, morning, morning light, mountains, mustelids, nose, peek-a-boo, roadside, scratch, sniffing, Taxidea taxus, turning|

My best photos from yesterday's journey into the Wasatch Mountains weren't of birds; instead, they were of an American Badger I found along the side of the road.

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Wild Utah Mink Tests Positive For Coronavirus

By Mia McPherson|December 15th, 2020|Categories: American Badgers, American Mink, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Long-tailed Weasels, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: 2020, adult, American Badger, American Mink, badger, badgers, burrow, coronavirus, Covid-19, creek, fog, grasses, Long-tailed Weasel, mammals, marsh, mink, minks, Mustela frenata, mustelid, mustelids, Neovison vison, one-eared, rocks, shore, shoreline, standing, Taxidea taxus, vegetation, water, weasel, weasels, winter coat|

I'm concerned for our wild American Mink and have begun to wonder of the coronavirus could be passed to the other native mustelids here in Utah.

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American Badger at Her Den

By Mia McPherson|June 7th, 2016|Categories: American Badgers, Clark County, Idaho|Tags: American Badger, badger, badgers, burrow, close up, den, female, portrait, ranchlands, spring, Taxidea taxus, tongue|

I'm pretty sure the American Badger at her den has cubs, they can have anywhere from one to five!

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American Badger portrait

By Mia McPherson|October 1st, 2014|Categories: American Badgers, Antelope Island State Park, Utah|Tags: adult, American Badger, badger, badgers, burrow, close up, Davis County, den, desert island, nature photography, portrait, spring, Taxidea taxus, wildlife, wildlife photography|

I thought I would share another American Badger portrait that I took back in May of this year on Antelope Island State Park in northern Utah.

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An American Badger and Long-tailed Weasels

By Mia McPherson|May 14th, 2014|Categories: American Badgers, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Long-tailed Weasels, Utah|Tags: American Badger, apeing, badger, badgers, burrow, carnivores, close up, den, desert island, grassland, highlight, Long-tailed Weasel, Mustela frenata, mustelids, portrait, predatory, prey, soil, summer coat, sunshine, Taxidea taxus, viewfinder, weasel, weasels|

I had a fantastic time yesterday photographing an American Badger at its burrow with its prey and a couple of Long-tailed Weasels, both alive and dead.

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