crane fly – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Eastern Bluebird With Crane Fly Caught Mid Metamorphosis

By Mia McPherson|April 29th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Arkansas, bluebird, bluebirds, crane flies, crane fly, cranefly, Eastern Bluebird, food, garden, larvae, male, prey, pupal casing, Sebastian County, Sialia sialis, spring, thrush, thrushes, transformation, urban, yard|

In a previous post, I showed some of the food a male Eastern Bluebird brought in to feed his chicks. This crane fly prey had Steve and me scratching our heads.

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Late Summer Cedar Waxwing Images

By Mia McPherson|September 8th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, Amelanchier utahensis, Bombycilla cedrorum, canyon, Cedar Waxwing, crane fly, flowering shrub, fruiting shrub, mosquito hawk, mountains, perched, serviceberry, shrub, summer, Tipulidae, Utah Serviceberry, waxwing, waxwings|

This morning I am sharing three late summer Cedar Waxwing images I took in late August in a canyon high in the Wasatch Mountains.

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Young Cedar Waxwing With A Crane Fly Leg Problem

By Mia McPherson|August 8th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Bombycilla cedrorum, canyon, Cedar Waxwing, crane fly, fledgling, immature, juvenile, legs, mosquito hawk, mountains, open bill, perched, riparian habitat, summer, Wasatch Mountains, waxwing, waxwings, willow thicket, willows, young|

This young Cedar Waxwing may look like it is yawning, calling, or begging for food because of its wide open bill.

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Young Cedar Waxwing Photos

By Mia McPherson|August 10th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Cedar Waxwings, Morgan County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Bombycilla cedrorum, canyon, Cedar Waxwing, close up, crane fly, eating, immature, juvenile, legs, Morgan County, mosquito hawk, mountains, open bill, perched, portrait, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, waxwing, waxwings, young|

I was excited when I found this young Cedar Waxwing out in the open and within the range of my lens right after it caught a crane fly to eat for breakfast.

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