creek bank. – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Puzzling Mule Deer Doe Behavior

By Mia McPherson|September 5th, 2022|Categories: Mule Deer, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, behavior, canyon, creek, creek bank., crossing, deer, doe, drinking, fawn, female, grassy, immature, kicking, mammals, mountains, Mule Deer, Odocoileus hemionus, stream, stream bank, summer, tangled, water, young|

Last week while I was up in the Wasatch Mountains is saw some interesting Mule Deer doe behavior after I started to take images of two does and two fawns.

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Fledgling Song Sparrow Images

By Mia McPherson|July 19th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Song Sparrows, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: creek, creek bank., eating, fledgling, immature, juvenile, Melospiza melodia, mud, reflection, riparian habitat, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, summer, water, young|

Any day now I should spot my first of season fledgling Song Sparrow exploring their world and learning how to find food on their own.

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Male Lazuli Bunting Plus American Mink Family Photos

By Mia McPherson|July 16th, 2021|Categories: American Mink, Birds, Lazuli Buntings, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Mink, break, bunting, buntings, canyon, creek, creek bank., diving, foraging, grasses, hidden, Lazuli Bunting, male, mink, minks, mountains, mustelids, Neovison vison, Passerina amoena, perched, riparian habitat, running, summer, water|

I started my morning off yesterday in the Wasatch Mountains photographing an American Mink family that appeared on the bank of a creek.

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Fledgling Song Sparrow At Water’s Edge

By Mia McPherson|July 19th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Song Sparrows, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: alpine, aquatic vegetation, canyon, creek, creek bank., fledgling, immature, Melospiza melodia, mountains, riparian habitat, rock, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, summer, water, young|

Today I am sharing a photo of a fledgling Song Sparrow I photographed last week next to an alpine creek high in the Wasatch Mountains.

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An American Mink In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|August 28th, 2019|Categories: American Mink, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: American Mink, creek, creek bank., frost, grasses, low light, mink, minks, mountains, mustelid, Neovison vison|

I was excited to have been able to take a decent image of an American Mink when I found this one in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday morning.

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Immature Green-tailed Towhee Next To A Creek

By Mia McPherson|July 25th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Green-tailed Towhees, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: bank, canyon, chicks, creek, creek bank., Green-tailed Towhee, ground, immature, juvenile, mountains, Pipilo chlorurus, sparrow, sparrows, towhee, towhees, water, young|

This was the first immature Green-tailed Towhee I have seen this breeding season and I am hoping that it won't be the last one I photograph this year.

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Wilson’s Snipe resting in snow – Two Years Ago Today

By Mia McPherson|December 9th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Wilson's Snipes|Tags: adult, autumn, climate change, creek, creek bank., El Niño, Gallinago delicata, Great Salt Lake, marsh, resting, shorebirds, snipe, snipes, snow, wetlands, Wilson's Snipe|

Two years ago today I photographed this Wilson's Snipe resting in snow at Farmington Bay WMA, it was bitter cold and snow covered the ground.

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Great Blue Heron Winter Delight

By Mia McPherson|January 13th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, creek, creek bank., flight, flying, fresh snow, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, hill, ice, icy, lift off, marsh, shadow, snow, snow bank, snowy, wading birds, winter|

I spotted this Great Blue Heron yesterday at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area and loved the setting with the fresh snow blanketing the steep creek bank.

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