harvest moon – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Surprise Immature Osprey In The West Desert Of Utah

By Mia McPherson|October 1st, 2020|Categories: Birds, Ospreys, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: desert, fence post, Fish Hawk, foothills, harvest moon, hatch year, hatch year bird, hawks, immature, moon, mountains, Osprey, ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, perched, raptors, sunrise, wooden post, young|

I don't know how many times I have said "expect the unexpected" since I began photographing birds while talking to fellow photographers.

Ferruginous Hawk, Harvest Moon and the Rising Sun

By Mia McPherson|October 7th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Ferruginous Hawks, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo regalis, Buteos, early morning, Ferruginous Hawk, harvest moon, hawk, hawks, light morph, moon set, Oquirrh Mountains, perched, raptors, Stansbury Mountains, sun rise|

Truthfully I had better luck with the moon and mountains than I did birds yesterday except for one handsome Ferruginous Hawk perched along the road near farm lands.

Scenic Views of My Recent Trip to Montana and Idaho

By Mia McPherson|September 20th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Targhee National Forest|Tags: aspens, clouds, fall colors, fog, foggy, harvest moon, hills, predawn, sagebrush, sunrise, Tetons, valley, willows|

When I go on trips to Montana and Idaho it is primarily about finding and photographing birds but the places I visit are so beautiful that I feel I have to photograph the scenic views too.