cavity – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Molting House Wren

By Mia McPherson|August 24th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Clark County, House Wrens, Idaho, Morgan County, Targhee National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aspen, branch, canyon, cavity, feathers, forest, House Wren, molt, molting, mountains, nest, nest cavity, perched, thicket, tree, Troglodytes aedon, twigs, willow, wren, wrens|

About two weeks ago I photographed a molting House Wren high in the Wasatch Mountains as it perched near a willow thicket.

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Visions Of Spring And Nesting House Wrens

By Mia McPherson|January 30th, 2020|Categories: Birds, House Wrens, Summit County, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: adult, aspen, cavity, clinging, forest, House Wren, nest, nest opening, nesting, nesting behavior, nesting cavity, nesting season, nesting tree, peeking, Populus tremuloides, Quaking Aspen, spring, tree, Troglodytes aedon, wren, wrens|

These nesting House Wren photos were taken two years ago at the end of May high up in the Uinta Mountains where stands of aspens are used as nesting trees.

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Photographing Nesting House Wrens in the High Uintas

By Mia McPherson|June 2nd, 2018|Categories: House Wrens, Nesting Birds, Summit County, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: adult, aspen, cavity, cavity nesters, feather, forest, frustrations in photography, high Uintas, House Wren, Mirror Lake Highway, mountains, nest, nest opening, nesting, nesting behavior, nesting cavity, nesting season, photographing, Populus tremuloides, Quaking Aspen, secondary cavity nesters, Troglodytes aedon, wren, wrens|

Two days ago I spent time photographing nesting House Wrens in the high Uintas near Mirror Lake Highway, of interest to me is that two years ago I photographed Red-naped Sapsuckers using this same nesting cavity.

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Adult Red-naped Sapsucker Feeding its Chick at the Nesting Cavity

By Mia McPherson|July 14th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest|Tags: adult, aspen, cavity, chick, chicks, feeding, feeding behavior, forest, nesting cavity, nesting tree, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, tree, woodpecker, woodpeckers, young|

Although photographing the Red-naped Sapsuckers at the nesting cavity has been frustrating at times it has also been very rewarding to observe all the action of the sapsucker family.

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Red-naped Sapsucker in the Uinta Mountains

By Mia McPherson|July 7th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Summit County, Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest, Utah|Tags: adult, aspen, cavity, forest, male, mountains, nest, nesting cavity, nesting tree, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, woodpecker, woodpeckers, young|

This male Red-naped Sapsucker was photographed last year in the high Uintas, a mountain range that is east of Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Mountains I can see from where I live.

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Red-naped Sapsucker Showing Its Tongue

By Mia McPherson|August 28th, 2016|Categories: Birds, High Uintas, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Summit County, Uinta National Forest, Utah|Tags: adult, aspen, cavity, forest, nest, nesting cavity, nesting tree, nests, out, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, tongue, tree, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

I came across this image and realized that the Red-naped Sapsucker had its tongue stuck out and I hadn't noticed that before.

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Tree Swallow near Modoc Creek, Idaho

By Mia McPherson|June 3rd, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Modoc Creek, Targhee National Forest, Tree Swallows|Tags: adult, breeding season, cavity, conifers, creek, forest, male, nesting tree, perched, spring, swallow, swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, tree, Tree Swallow|

I liked this image of a Tree Swallow near Modoc Creek because of the eye contact, head turn, colors and the pattern of the conifer needles in the background.

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The Demise of the Magical Sapsucker Tree and the Luck of Finding More Nesting Cavity Trees

By Mia McPherson|June 14th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Clark County, House Wrens, Idaho, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest|Tags: aspen, branch, campsite, cavities, cavity, cavity nesters, forest, House Wren, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Montana, mountains, nest, nesting cavity, nesting tree, nests, Populus tremuloides, Quaking Aspen, Red-naped Sapsucker, safe haven, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, tree, Troglodytes aedon, woodpecker, wren, wrens|

I am heart-broken about losing the Magical Sapsucker Tree but I am glad to have found a few more where the chicks are thriving and are safe so far.

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Red-naped Sapsuckers of Clark County, Idaho

By Mia McPherson|July 6th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest|Tags: adult, aspen, begging, cavity, chicks, feeding, female, forest, male, Montana, nesting, nesting cavity, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, woodpecker, woodpeckers, young|

It was a Sapsuckery trip to Montana and Idaho last week, with Red-naped and Williamson's Sapsuckers at their nesting cavities

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The Magical Sapsucker Tree in Clark County, Idaho

By Mia McPherson|July 4th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Clark County, House Wrens, Idaho, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest, Tree Swallows, Williamson's Sapsuckers|Tags: adult, aspen, branches, cavity, chattering, fecal sacs, female, food, forest, House Wren, male, nest, nesting, nesting cavity, nesting tree, nestlings, pair, Populus tremuloides, prey, Quaking Aspen, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, secondary cavity nesters, Sphyrapicus, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, tree, Tree Swallow, Troglodytes aedon, Williamson's Sapsucker, wooded, woodpecker, woodpeckers, wren, wrens|

A month ago I photographed a pair of Williamson's Sapsuckers excavating a nesting cavity in Idaho and this past week I spent several days photographing them again.

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