covered – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

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.

Late Summer White-lined Sphinx Moth Images

By Mia McPherson|September 2nd, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths|Tags: adult, back view, Cleomella serrulata, covered, desert island, feeding, flight, flying, hovering, Hyles lineata, legs, moth, moths, native, nectaring, pink wildflowers, pollen, pollinators, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, summer, White-lined Sphinx Moth, wildflowers, xeriscaping|

Of the hundreds of White-lined Sphinx moth photos I took two days ago I picked three to share today of the moth feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.

Juvenile Mountain Bluebird in Montana

By Mia McPherson|July 31st, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: bluebird, bluebirds, character, covered, fledgling, immature, juvenile, lichen, Mountain Bluebird, perched, Sialia currucoides, texture, young|

Last month and this month I wrote about Mountain Bluebirds in several posts that included images of adult males and females, today I am posting one image of the many fledglings I saw last week.