flutter – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Male Eastern Bluebird In Autumn

By Mia McPherson|September 25th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, autumn, bluebird, bluebirds, branch, Eastern Bluebird, excited, fall, flutter, fluttering, garden, male, perched, Sialia sialis, thrush, thrushes, urban, vine, wings, yard|

On the same day I photographed the young Northern Mockingbird I shared yesterday, I also had a striking male Eastern Bluebird in my viewfinder for a little bit.

Fleeting Moments With An Immature Black-chinned Hummingbird

By Mia McPherson|August 20th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Davis County, Hummingbirds, Utah|Tags: Archilochus alexandri, bill, Black-chinned Hummingbird, close up, desert, flutter, hummingbird, hummingbirds, immature, island, perched, stretch, summer, tongue, twig, wing lift, young|

Two days ago I had a few fleeting moments with an immature Black-chinned Hummingbird that flew in and landed close to me and I relished every second with it.

Bathing Beauty… er… California Gull

By Mia McPherson|June 5th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, California Gulls, Utah|Tags: adult, bath, bathing, breeding plumage, California Gull, desert island, drinking, flutter, goofy, gull, gulls, Larus californicus, lifting, puddle, shaking, water|

Okay, I admit it. I think gulls are beautiful and this California Gull sure looked that way bathing! Look at those bright white feathers, the dark sparkling eyes rimmed in red, the darker contrasting gray feathers, the color and shape of the bill. What's not to like about that?