belly – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

More Urban Common Loon Photos

By Mia McPherson|April 12th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Common Loons, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, alert, belly, bill, breeding plumage, Common Loon, flapping, foot, Gavia immer, head, loon, loons, neck, open, park, pond, preening, Salt Lake County, sleepy, stretching, tipped, urban, Utah, water, waterbirds, wings|

I had two mornings to photograph a Common Loon at a local pond. These photos are from the second morning and they show more action from the striking loon.

Hen Canvasback Preening Her Belly

By Mia McPherson|November 9th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Canvasbacks, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Aythya valisineria, belly, Canvasback, diving ducks, duck, ducks, feathers, female, hen, pond, preening, urban, water, winter|

I took this photo of a hen Canvasback preening her belly feathers at my local pond back in January of 2021 and thought I would share it this morning.

Montana Yellow-bellied Marmot

By Mia McPherson|June 13th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, belly, dirt track, grass, grasses, grin, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, Rock Chuck, spring, toothy, Whistle Pig, yellow belly marmot, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

Yellow-bellied Marmots are the western cousins of Groundhogs but unlike Groundhogs (Woodchucks) they aren't fabled critters that can predict spring and I am okay with that because spring gets here when it gets here.