glowing – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Blooming American Lotus – Imperfectly Perfect

By Mia McPherson|June 29th, 2024|Categories: American Lotus, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Lotus, aquatic wildflower, bloom, blooming, blossoms, flowering, glowing, light, lotus, lotuses, morning light, native, Nelumbo lutea, Reeves Slough, slough, specular highlight, summer, water, wetlands, wildflower, yellow wildflowers|

Today, I am sharing some of the American Lotus photos I took while visiting Reeve's Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

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Spring Male White-breasted Nuthatch Photos

By Mia McPherson|April 28th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Sebastian County, White-breasted Nuthatches|Tags: adult, background, branch, bright, early morning, eye, feeder, garden, glowing, hanging out, male, morning light, nuthatch, nuthatches, Sitta carolinensis, spring, staring, stick, turn, urban, vine, waiting, White-breasted Nuthatch, yard|

This morning, I wanted to share a small selection of White-breasted Nuthatch photos I have taken since I arrived at my friend Steve Creek's home in Arkansas.

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Blue Jay Portrait With A Glowing Background

By Mia McPherson|April 22nd, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Blue Jays, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, background, Blue Jay, close up, corvids, Cyanocitta cristata, garden, glowing, jay, jays, morning light, pine straw, portrait, spring, urban, yard|

There are times when I take a photo, upload it to my computer, open it to view it on my screen, and my breath gets taken away. This Blue Jay portrait did that.

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Seeking Refuge At Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By Mia McPherson|February 1st, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah, Video|Tags: Bear River, flats, glowing, gorgeous, marsh, moon, morning glow, morning light, mountains, Promontory Mountains, reflections, refuge, river, scenery, sky, spring-like, view, water, wetlands, winter|

On January 30th, I spent my morning seeking refuge at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Mother Nature supplied the refuge I sought with grand, gorgeous views.

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Three-toed Box Turtle Photos From Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|July 2nd, 2023|Categories: Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Three-toed Box Turtles|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, box turtle, box turtles, glowing, morning light, move, reptiles, spotlight, spring, Terrapene carolina ssp. triunguis, Three-toed Box Turtle, turtle, turtles|

This morning I am showcasing four Three-toed Box Turtle photos that I took while I visited Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Oklahoma.

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Glowing Sunset In The Heart Of A Spruce Tree

By Mia McPherson|December 12th, 2022|Categories: Salt Lake County, Trees, Utah|Tags: autumn, boughs, branches, fall, glowing, heart, picea, snow, spruce tree, sun, sunset, tree|

For a brief period of time in December when conditions are right I can see the glowing sunset in the heart of my neighbor's spruce tree each year.

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Glowing White-faced Ibis

By Mia McPherson|September 16th, 2022|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah, White-faced Ibises|Tags: adult, aglow, duckweed, feathers, glowing, ibis, ibises, marsh, nonbreeding plumage, Plegadis chihi, pond, summer, wading birds, water, wetlands, White-faced Ibis|

I took a photos of a White-faced Ibis glowing in the morning light at Farmington Bay on Monday. This is why I am out and photographing so early in the morning.

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Glowing Snowy Egret In A Ray Of Morning Light

By Mia McPherson|October 17th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Snowy Egrets, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, beam, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, fall, glowing, light, marsh, ray of light, Snowy Egret, spotlight, sunbeam, wading birds, water, wetlands|

The stark contrast of the white plumage of the Snowy Egret against the darkness of shadows on the vegetation and water made the egret appear to glow.

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Young Trumpeter Swan Glowing Brightly On Dark Waters In Montana

By Mia McPherson|August 31st, 2017|Categories: Beaverhead County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Trumpeter Swans|Tags: cygnet, Cygnus buccinator, dark water, Elk Lake, glowing, immature, lake, summer, swan, swans, Trumpeter Swan, water, waterfowl, young|

One of my fondest memories for photographing Trumpeter Swans happened on an evening of September of 2015 in southwestern Montana.

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