blizzard – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Blizzards Of Snow Geese Now At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|November 29th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese|Tags: Anser caerulescens, autumn, blasting off, blizzard, Blue Geese, blue morph, bottomlands, dark morph, early morning, fall, field, flight, flock, flying, front, gaggle, geese, goose, hatch year, immature, lifting off, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Sequoyah NWR, sky, Snow Geese, Snow Goose, taking off, trees, waterfowl, white morph, young|

Blizzards of Snow Geese have arrived at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge! I’m so excited about all of the Snow Geese that I can barely contain myself. Wow!

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Canada Geese In A Snowstorm

By Mia McPherson|December 30th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Canada Geese, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, blizzard, Branta canadensis, Canada Geese, climate change, climate crisis, geese, goose, high key, park, snow, snow storm, snowstorm, urban, waterfowl, whiteout, winter|

As 2023 winds down, I've been looking at older photos taken at the end of previous years. This 2019 image of Canada Geese in a snowstorm stood out to me.

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Birds and Beasts in a November 2012 Snow Storm on Antelope Island

By Mia McPherson|November 10th, 2017|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Coyotes, Davis County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: American Bison, birds of prey, Bison bison, blizzard, buffalo, bull, Buteo jamaicensis, Canis latrans, climate change, Coyote, Great Basin, Great Salt Lake, hawks, herd, raptors, red tail hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, snow, snow-covered, snowy, winter|

The birds and beasts on Antelope can survive the harsh winters here but as each years passes I wonder how they will be able to adapt to our changing climate. I can't help but be concerned.

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Immature Great Blue Heron in a Snow Storm

By Mia McPherson|December 30th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: Ardea herodias, blizzard, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, immature, low light, marsh, snow, snow storm, snowstorm, wading birds, wetlands, young|

As I focused on the Great Blue Heron I could tell it was an immature bird braving its first winter alone in the marshes of Farmington Bay.

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Great Horned Owl in a blizzard

By Mia McPherson|November 6th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Great Horned Owls, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, blizzard, Bubo virginianus, Great Horned Owl, low light, owl, owls, snow, snow storm, snowstorm, snowy, winter|

Almost three years ago I photographed this adult Great Horned Owl in a blizzard near the entrance to Antelope Island State Park.

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Wildlife in a blizzard two years ago today

By Mia McPherson|November 10th, 2014|Categories: American Bison, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Great Horned Owls, Utah|Tags: American Bison, Bison bison, blizzard, blowing snow, Bubo virginianus, buffalo, Common Ravens, Corvus corax, desert iskand, Great Horned Owl, snow, snow storm, winter|

Today there are great big clouds with small patches of blue sky but two years ago it was very different, we were having a blizzard.

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