light eyes – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Nemesis Birds – Bushtit Photos

By Mia McPherson|December 3rd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Bushtits, Daggett County, Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Ophir Canyon, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: Bushtit, females, Flaming Gorge Dam, foraging, light eyes, nemesis, Psaltriparus minimus, rabbitbrush, twittering|

Bushtits are a nemesis bird for me, I have only had a few opportunities to photograph these tiny, frenetic birds and I have yet to get high quality images of them.

Female Brewer’s Blackbird With Light Colored Eyes?

By Mia McPherson|November 12th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Brewer's Blackbirds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, blackbird, blackbirds, Brewer's Blackbird, Euphagus cyanocephalus, fall, female, light eyes, yellow iris color|

Within the flock of blackbirds there was a female Brewer's Blackbird that drew my attention to her because she had light colored eyes and stood out from the other females that were nearby.

Sub-adult Red-tailed Hawk in Clark County, Idaho

By Mia McPherson|September 16th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Clark County, Idaho, Red-tailed Hawks|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, hawks, light eyes, Nikon D500, perched, raptors, red tail hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, sub-adult|

I do love the look I was getting from the sub-adult Red-tailed Hawk just before it flew away to land on a perch on the other side of the railroad tracks