Leiothlypis ruficapilla – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Nashville And MacGillivray’s Warblers – A Visual Comparison

By Mia McPherson|July 24th, 2021|Categories: Birds, MacGillivray's Warblers, Nashville Warblers, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aphids, canyon, comparison, foraging, Geothlypis tolmiei, ID, identification, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, MacGillivray's Warbler, male, mountains, Nashville Warbler, perched, resting, riparian habitat, sky, summer, versus, warbler, warblers, willow, willow thicket, willows, wood-warblers|

In late summer I see Nashville and MacGillivray’s Warblers in the same locations and habitats foraging for the same food, aphids.

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Six Years Of Daily Posts At On The Wing Photography

By Mia McPherson|May 2nd, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, East Canyon, Milestone, Morgan County, Mountain Plovers, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Vesper Sparrows, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Anarhynchus montanus, berries, branch, Crataegus rivularis, fruit, hawthorn, hawthorns, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, mentoring, milestone, Mountain Plover, Nashville Warbler, plover, plovers, Poocetes gramineus, River Hawthorn, shorebirds, sparrow, sparrows, Vesper Sparrow, warbler, warblers|

Today I am celebrating six years of daily posts without missing a day here at On The Wing Photography. That is two thousand one hundred and ninety-two days of nonstop publication.

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Photographing Late Summer Nashville Warblers

By Mia McPherson|September 15th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aphids, branch, branches, canyon, foraging, immature/female, leaves, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, male, migration, mountains, Nashville Warbler, pre-migration, warbler, warblers, willow, willows, wood-warblers|

I parked next to a stand of willows to see what birds would come in and it wasn't long before I was busy photographing Nashville Warblers foraging for aphids on the leaves of the trees.

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Upside Down Nashville Warbler Foraging For Aphids

By Mia McPherson|September 3rd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aphids, bill, canyon, hanging, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, male, mountains, Nashville Warbler, upside down, warbler, warblers, willow, willows, wood-warblers|

I wanted to share this particular image today and explain how I got this shot of an upside down male Nashville Warbler hanging on a willow branch while foraging for aphids.

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Finally, Nashville Warbler Photos I Am Happy With

By Mia McPherson|August 26th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Nashville Warblers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, aphids, bill, canyon, foraging, Leiothlypis ruficapilla, male, mountains, Nashville Warbler, perched, sky, summer, trees, warbler, warblers, willow, willows, wood-warblers|

I was "over the moon" excited when I spotted an adult male Nashville Warbler out in the open at the top of a willow yesterday while up in the Wasatch Mountains.

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