blue water – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Snowy Egret Blues

By Mia McPherson|September 24th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: adult, blue, blue water, calling, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, light, marsh, morning, preening, shoreline, Snowy Egret, summer, wading birds, water, wetlands|

I liked these Snowy Egret photos because of the contrast of the bird's stark white plumage against the deep blue of the sky reflected on the water.

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Ring-billed Gull Landing On Crystal Blue Water

By Mia McPherson|February 21st, 2020|Categories: Birds, Ring-billed Gulls, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, blue water, flight, flying, gull, gulls, Larus delawarensis, pond, Ring-billed Gull, water, winter|

While looking through my photos from two years ago today I came across images of this Ring-billed Gull coming in for a landing and thought the gull looked perfect against the blue of the water.

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Ruddy Duck Drake In Nonbreeding Plumage

By Mia McPherson|January 17th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Ruddy Ducks, Utah|Tags: adult, Alternate I Plumage, blue water, Definitive Basic Plumage, diving ducks, drake, duck, ducks, male, marsh, nonbreeding plumage, Oxyura jamaicensis, refuge, Ruddy Duck, winter|

Even though this drake Ruddy Duck is small in the frame I liked this image because of the silky blue water, the small wake behind the duck, the direct eye contact and how some of the blue of this drake's bill is visible.

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Clark’s Grebes Return to Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|March 30th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark's Grebes, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Aechmophorus clarkii, blue water, Clark's Grebe, grebe, grebes, pond, spring, swimming, water|

I always enjoy when the Clark's Grebes return to northern Utah and hope that this year I will be able to photograph their weed ceremony or them rushing.

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