flycatcher – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Perched Eastern Kingbird

By Mia McPherson|June 21st, 2012|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Eastern Kingbirds, Utah|Tags: adult, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, birds, Eastern Kingbird, fence post, flycatcher, flycatchers, kingbird, kingbirds, perched, ranchlands, summer, Tyrannus tyrannus, tyrant flycatchers, Utah, wooden post|

I always look forward to seeing and photographing Eastern Kingbirds (Tyrannus tyrannus) during the warmer months of the year. I was fortunate to see a few yesterday at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in northern Utah.

Western Kingbird – A Consolation Prize

By Mia McPherson|May 29th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Utah, Utah County, Western Kingbirds|Tags: adult, bird photography, bush, flycatcher, flycatchers, kingbird, kingbirds, rocks, Tyrannus verticalis, Western Kingbird|

There are times when I go out to photograph a specific species but come home with images of birds I didn't expect to see.

Western Kingbirds – My FOY

By Mia McPherson|May 1st, 2011|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: adult, bird photography, branches, first of year, flycatcher, flycatchers, kingbird, kingbirds, perched, Tyrannus verticalis, Western Kingbird|

While I observed them one of the Western Kingbirds was actively hawking insects, swooping towards a bug then perching until it saw the next insect.