Cottonwood – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

My Mom Would Have Been 92 Today

By Mia McPherson|May 17th, 2024|Categories: Eastern Cottonwood, Miscellaneous, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Sycamore, babies, birds of prey, bottomland hardwood forests, Buteo lineatus, Buteos, chicks, Cottonwood, Eastern Cottonwood, forest, hawk, hawks, heart, heart shape, immature, juvenile, leaves, light, native, natural, nest, nestling, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides, raptors, Red-shouldered Hawk, shadow, spotlight, spring, sycamore, tree, tree trunk, trunk, young|

My mom would have been 92 today. I miss her terribly, but she is with me in so many ways. She was also with me when I went to Tishomingo NWR last Saturday.

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What The Fluff? Great Egret Photos

By Mia McPherson|April 23rd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Eastern Cottonwood, Great Egrets, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Ardea alba, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, breeding plumes, Cottonwood, cottonwood fluff, Eastern Cottonwood, egret, egrets, fallen log, fluff, fog, foggy, Great Egret, Horton Slough, leaves, log, misty, morning mist, plumes, Populus deltoides, preening, slough, spring, stump, tree, trees, wading birds, water|

I took this Great Egret photo yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Even with the morning mist, I could tell something fluffy was stuck on its bill.

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Red-tailed Hawk In Front Of The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|October 19th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, Cottonwood, dead, fall, fall colors, Gambel Oak, hawk, hawks, look, marsh, mountains, over the shoulder, perched, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, small in frame, tree, trees, Wasatch Mountains, wetlands|

I took a few long distance photos of this Red-tailed Hawk at Farmington Bay WMA because of the fall colors in the Wasatch Mountains in the background.

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Raccoon Images From Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|August 3rd, 2023|Categories: Oklahoma, Raccoons, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Azolla, bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, branches, close up, Cottonwood, covered, foraging, low light, mammals, Miner's Cove, portrait, Procyon lotor, Raccoon, raccoons, slough, spring, tree, vine|

When I visited Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge with my friend Steve Creek, I was tickled to take several Raccoon images from various locations at the refuge.

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Red-headed Woodpecker Photos From Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|July 20th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, branches, Cottonwood, dead, leaves, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, nest, nesting, nesting cavity, nesting cavity tree, Red-headed Woodpecker, sky, snag, spring, tree, trunk, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

These Red-headed Woodpecker photos were taken last month at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. I had one great day with this species in two spots on the refuge.

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My Lifer Dickcissel Photos At Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|June 19th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Dickcissels, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, back view, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, branch, Cottonwood, Dickcissel, Dickcissels, male, mayfly, Oklahoma, perched, pose, pre-lift off, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Spiza americana, spring, tree|

The subject today is my lifer Dickcissel photos taken at Sequoyah NWR in Oklahoma. Huge thanks go to my friend Steve for putting me on this male.

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Red-headed Woodpecker With Mayfly

By Mia McPherson|June 18th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Red-headed Woodpeckers, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, branches, Cottonwood, food, leaves, mayfly, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, perched, prey, Red-headed Woodpecker, sky, spring, woodpecker, woodpeckers|

Today I am sharing a Red-headed Woodpecker with a mayfly in its bill that I took yesterday at Sequoya National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Drake Mallard And Reflections

By Mia McPherson|November 19th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Mallards, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, Anas platyrhynchos, autumn, Cottonwood, dabbling ducks, drake, duck, ducks, fall, leaf, light pole, male, Mallard, mallards, reflections, urban, water, waterfowl|

This morning I am sharing a simple drake Mallard photo taken at my local pond. I liked this image because of the reflections of the duck, light pole and leaf.

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Old Bullock’s Oriole Nest In Autumn

By Mia McPherson|November 14th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Bullock's Orioles, Jordan River Parkway Trail, Morgan County, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: Amelanchier utahensis, autumn, berry, branches, Bullock's Oriole, canyon, Cottonwood, cottonwoods, fall, flowering shrub, fruiting shrub, Icterus bullockii, immature, leaves, mountains, nest, Old Bullock's, oriole, orioles, perched, Populus, serviceberries, serviceberry, sky, summer., tree, Utah Serviceberry, young|

Now that many of the leaves have fallen off the trees along the Jordan River I have been finding quite a few Bullock's Oriole nests on my walks along the trail.

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Golden Cottonwood Leaf On Fresh Snow

By Mia McPherson|November 11th, 2022|Categories: Eastern Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Trees, Utah|Tags: autumn, Cottonwood, cottonwoods, Eastern Cottonwood, fall, fresh, golden, ground, Jordan River, Jordan River Parkway Trail, Jordan River Trail, leaf, leaves, native, Populus deltoides, skiff, snow, tree, tress, urban|

Yesterday morning I had planned on walking along the Jordan River after the sun came up and when I saw that there was fresh snow on the ground I was even more excited.

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Cottonwood Tree On The Jordan River Trail

By Mia McPherson|October 12th, 2022|Categories: Fremont Cottonwood, Jordan River Parkway Trail, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: autumn, bark, Cottonwood, cottonwoods, fall, Fremont Cottonwood, leaf, leaves, native, Populus fremontii, tactile, touch, tree, tree trunk, trees, trunk|

Being a tactile person, I appreciated getting close to and touching a cottonwood tree on the bank of the Jordan River on my walk last Sunday.

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An Immature Red-tailed Hawk Resting In A Tree

By Mia McPherson|October 7th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: autumn, birds of prey, branch, branches, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, close up, Cottonwood, fall, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, immature, leaves, perched, portrait, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, rest, resting, tree, young|

I spent sometime at Farmington Bay WMA yesterday morning where my best bird of the day was an immature Red-tailed Hawk resting in a tree.

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