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Winter American Coot Close Up

By Mia McPherson|December 14th, 2019|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Coot, bill, close up, coot, coots, eyes, frontal shield, Fulica americana, ivory, knob, low light, pond, portrait, red, winter|

When the American Coots come close to me I am also able to take portraits of them that show their red eyes and their ivory colored bills with their reddish-brown frontal shields.

Photographing Chukars on Antelope Island

By Mia McPherson|March 18th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Davis County, Utah|Tags: Alectoris chukar, Chukar, chukars, close up, green grasses, knob, male, photograph, photographing, portrait, preening, rock, spring, spur, upland terrestrial birds, watchful|

Yesterday morning I was able to spend time photographing a pair of Chukars on Antelope Island State Park in a grassy area that has begun to turn green.