lichen encrusted – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Yellow Warbler Photographed In A Smoky Haze

By Mia McPherson|July 27th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warblers|Tags: branch, canyon, female/immature, hazy, hop, hopped, lichen, lichen encrusted, mountains, moving, riparian habitat, Setophaga petechia, smoky, summer, Summit County, tilted head, Utah, warbler, warblers, Wasatch Mountains, Yellow Warbler|

Yesterday morning the second bird I photographed was a Yellow Warbler on an old branch in a smoky haze high in the Wasatch Mountains.

Rock Squirrel Resting On A Lichen Encrusted Boulder

By Mia McPherson|September 13th, 2020|Categories: Rock Squirrels, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, boulder, canyon, lichen, lichen covered, lichen encrusted, lichens, mountains, Otospermophilus variegatus, resting, rock, Rock Squirrel, squirrel, squirrels|

I spent the morning up in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday where one of the furry creatures I saw and photographed was a Rock Squirrel on a lichen encrusted boulder.

Recently Fledged Red-tailed Hawks From Two Nests

By Mia McPherson|July 13th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, boulder, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, calling, desert, fledgling, fledglings, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, immature, juvenile, lichen, lichen encrusted, loose feather, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, resting, sage, young|

I had a great time photographing three recently fledged Red-tailed Hawks from two different nests in northern Utah yesterday morning.