Elk – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Elk At Buffalo National River Plus A Video Clip

By Mia McPherson|October 17th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Boxley Valley, Buffalo National River, Elk, Newton County, Video|Tags: antlers, autumn, bull, bulls, Cervus canadensis, Elk, fall, forest, grazing, immature, male, mammals, strange, valley, video, young|

I had an excellent adventure yesterday morning with Steve Creek and his dog, Rosie, photographing the Elk at Buffalo National River in Boxley Valley, Arkansas.

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Some Mammals I Loved In 2022

By Mia McPherson|December 28th, 2022|Categories: American Badgers, Davis County, Elk, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Least Chipmunks, Long-tailed Weasels, Morgan County, Mule Deer, Summit County, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Uinta Mountains, Uinta National Forest, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, American Badger, autumn, baby, badger, badger burrow, badgers, canyon, Cervus canadensis, chipmunk, chipmunks, close up, cow, curious, cute, Elk, elks, fall, female, fence post, grazing, ground squirrel, ground squirrels, high Uintas, hillside, kissing, Least Chipmunk, Long-tailed Weasel, mammals, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, marsh, mountains, Mustela frenata, mustelids, Neotamias minimus, portrait, profile, roadside, rock, rock pile, rocks, rocky slope, shadow, spring, squirrel, squirrels, summer, summer coat, Taxidea taxus, Uinta Ground Squirrel, Urocitellus armatus, weasel, weasels, wetlands, wooden post, Yellow-bellied Marmot, young|

This morning I am sharing some photos of the mammals I loved finding, seeing, photographing and having in my viewfinder in 2022.

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Two Cow Elk Grazing In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|June 27th, 2022|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, canyon, Cervus canadensis, cow, eating, Elk, female, grass, grasses, grazing, hillside, looking, mammals, mountains, sage, sagebrush, shrubs, summer|

Yesterday morning I was treated to seeing and photographing two cow Elk grazing on a grass and shrub covered hillside in the Wasatch Mountains.

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Shedding Elk High In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|April 27th, 2022|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, canyon, Cervus canadensis, cow, eating, Elk, elks, female, grasses, grazing, herd, hillside, mountains, sage, sagebrush, shedding, slope, spring, Wasatch Mountains, winter coat|

I was pretty excited to spot a small herd of cow and yearling Elk grazing on a steep slope in a canyon high in the Wasatch Mountains this past Sunday.

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2020 Photographic Year In Review

By Mia McPherson|December 31st, 2020|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Bushtits, Common Loons, Cooper’s Hawks, Desert Tarantulas, Eastern Kingbirds, Elk, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ferruginous Hawks, Golden Eagles, Gray Catbirds, Great Blue Herons, Green Herons, Green-tailed Towhees, Merlins, Mountain Bluebirds, Nashville Warblers, Northern Harriers, Pine Siskins, Red Foxes, Red-breasted Nuthatches, Red-tailed Hawks, Ring-billed Gulls, Rusty Blackbirds, Short-eared Owls, Townsend's Solitaires, Uinta Ground Squirrels, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, West Desert, Wild Turkeys, Wildflowers, Yellow Warblers|Tags: 5.7 earthquake, blackbirds, bluebirds, catbirds, coronavirus, eagles, Elk, fox, ground squirrels, gulls, harriers, hawks, herons, hummingbirds, kingbirds, loons, Merlin, owls, rare birds, red tailed hawks, siskins, tarantula, towhees, turkeys, uncommon, wablers, year in review|

This is my 2020 photographic year in review. I'm selecting some of my favorite photos from 2020 and a few that just make me happy to see them.

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Photographing Elk In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|June 25th, 2020|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: canyon, Cervus canadensis, cow, cows, creek, Elk, female, females, herd, hillside, mountains, running, sage, sagebrush, slope, summer, walking|

I had a spectacular morning yesterday high up in the Wasatch Mountains and among the highlights of the day was a herd of cow Elk moving down a hillside just before 9 o'clock.

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Spring Elk Bull In Velvet On A Hillside

By Mia McPherson|May 5th, 2020|Categories: Elk, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Wildlife|Tags: adult, antlers, bull, canyon, Cervus canadensis, chase, Elk, grass, grasses, male, mountains, sage, sagebrush, spring, velvet|

The first time I raised my lens yesterday morning in the Wasatch Mountains it was for three Elk I spotted on a hillside.

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Centennial Valley Bull Elk in Velvet

By Mia McPherson|July 25th, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Elk, Montana|Tags: adult, antlers, bull, Cervus canadensis, early morning, Elk, male, sage, sagebrush, summer, valley, velvet, wildlife|

When I spotted two bull elk early in the morning in the sagebrush of the Centennial Valley on the 10th of July I was very excited and started taking photos as soon as I could.

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This Mule Deer is not a “dumb animal”

By Mia McPherson|October 24th, 2010|Categories: Captive killing - large game, Elk, Moose, Mule Deer, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: canned hunts, captive hunts, Elk, fairchase, game farms, hunting ethics, large game, Moose, Mule Deer, nature photography, nature photography ethics, not a dumb animal, private game preserves, Utah, wildlife, wildlife photographer, wildlife photography|

The truly dumb animals are the people who install high fences on private property to cage large game animals inside and then for enormous fees encourage and allow other dumb animals to shoot captive animals and call it hunting.

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