fledglings – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Recently Fledged Red-tailed Hawks From Two Nests

By Mia McPherson|July 13th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, boulder, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, calling, desert, fledgling, fledglings, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, immature, juvenile, lichen, lichen encrusted, loose feather, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, resting, sage, young|

I had a great time photographing three recently fledged Red-tailed Hawks from two different nests in northern Utah yesterday morning.

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American Crow Fledglings Riding The Rails

By Mia McPherson|July 16th, 2017|Categories: American Crows, Birds, Clark County, Idaho|Tags: American Crow, corvids, Corvus brachyrhynchos, crow, crows, fledgling, fledglings, immature, intelligent, mountain, railroad tracks, rails, summer, valley, young|

There were several fledglings on the rails but I liked how these two young American Crows were relatively close together and both looking the same direction, up the rails and to the north

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Red-tailed Hawk Fledglings And Some Sad News

By Mia McPherson|July 1st, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: balance, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, cliff, desert, fledgling, fledglings, ground, hawks, immature, juvenile, preening, raptors, red tail, Red-tailed Hawk, resting, summer, walking, young|

I spotted two of the other Red-tailed Hawk chicks that I have been following since early spring and was delighted that they have now fledged and have both learned to fly.

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Photographing Short-eared Owls – From Chicks to Adults

By Mia McPherson|October 26th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Montana, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: adult, Asio flammeus, chicks, female, fledglings, grasses, gular pouch, gular sac, juvenile, male, owl, owls, perched, photograph, photographing, Short-eared Owl, wing lift|

This year was exceptional for photographing Short-eared Owls in Utah, Idaho and Montana and being able to see them in all the stages of their growth.

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Northern Utah Short-eared Owl Chicks

By Mia McPherson|May 24th, 2016|Categories: Box Elder County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: Asio flammeus, birds of prey, chicks, close up, fledglings, owlets, owls, parallaxing, portrait, sagebrush, Short-eared Owl, winking|

It felt amazing to be alone with these northern Utah Short-eared Owl chicks for a few brief moments yesterday.

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More Fun with Burrowing Owls and the Dangers of Barbed Wire

By Mia McPherson|June 25th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Utah|Tags: adult, Athene cunicularia, barbed wire dangers, birds of prey, Burrowing Owl, female, fledgling, fledglings, juveniles, male, owl, owls, pellet, pellet expulsion, Western Burrowing Owl|

I spent yesterday morning photographing Burrowing Owls in northern Utah again and while most of it was fun there was something I found that broke my heart.

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Morning Spent at a Burrowing Owl Burrow

By Mia McPherson|June 23rd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: adult, Athene cunicularia, barbed wire, birds of prey, Burrowing Owl, Circus hudsonius, fence, fledgling, fledglings, flight, flying, Gray Ghost, harrier, harriers, immature, juvenile, landing, Northern Harrier, owl, owls, Western Burrowing Owl|

Last week I posted an image of Burrowing Owl siblings that I found in northern Utah and today I am posting images of that burrow after spending yesterday morning being delighted by them once more.

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Loggerhead Shrike Fledglings are Out and About

By Mia McPherson|May 27th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah|Tags: desert, fledgling, fledglings, immature, juvenile, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, perched, shrike, shrikes, youmg|

On the 20th of May I saw my first of the year Loggerhead Shrike fledglings but it wasn't until the 24th that I was able to photograph this young shrike.

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An adult Swainson’s Hawk and its young in Montana

By Mia McPherson|January 11th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: adult, bird photography, Buteo swainsoni, calling, fledglings, hawks, immature, juvenile, nest, raptors, Swainson's Hawk, young|

I can barely wait until spring when the Swainson's Hawks will migrate back from South America to fill the skies here with their beauty.

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Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk Learning To Hunt

By Mia McPherson|April 7th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Pinellas County, Red-shouldered Hawks, Sawgrass Lake Park|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo lineatus, Buteos, close up, Elaphe obsoleta, fence, fledglings, hardwood forest swamp, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Florida, hunting, immature, juvenile, low light, Palmetto Bug, portrait, prey, raptors, Red-shouldered Hawk, snake, summer, swamp, Yellow Rat Snake, young|

This juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk was perched on a metal fence post so I opted to go for a portrait to remove the "hand of man".

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Short-eared Owls – An interesting surprise

By Mia McPherson|June 29th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: adults, Asio flammeus, behaviors, chicks, ear tufts, feeding, fledglings, flight, flying, grasses, grasslands, immature, juveniles, landing, owls, sagebrush, Short-eared Owl|

Soon after that I saw the shape of a larger bird near where the Coyote had gone into the sagebrush which turned out to be an adult Short-eared Owl.

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