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Male Mountain Bluebird, Shadows And A Big Stick

By Mia McPherson|April 19th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Mountain Bluebirds, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: adult, bird on a stick, bluebird, bluebirds, BOAS, desert, fence post, foothills, male, Mountain Bluebird, perched, shadows, Sialia currucoides, sky island mountains, spring, thrush, thrushes, wooden post|

I spent some time wandering in the West Desert yesterday morning and the only decent bird photos that I took were of this male Mountain Bluebird.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet – Just A Tiny Bird On A Stick Photo

By Mia McPherson|September 20th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Utah|Tags: bird on a stick, BOAS, Corthylio calendula, desert, kinglet, kinglets, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Salt Cedar, Tamarisk|

This Ruby-crowned Kinglet had been actively foraging in a tamarisk when suddenly it flew to this bare stick and perched out in the open for a few seconds.