looking up – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

American Beaver At Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge

By Mia McPherson|June 7th, 2024|Categories: American Beavers, Johnston County, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, American Beaver, beaver, beavers, branches, Castor canadensis, grass, grasses, haze, leaves, looking up, mammals, road, Sandy Creek, spring, stick, tree, trees, tunnel, walking, wildflowers|

Yesterday morning, I had a wonderful surprise when an American beaver surfaced close to the Sandy Creek Bridge at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge.

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House Sparrow Photos

By Mia McPherson|May 28th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, House Sparrows, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, bluebird, calling, driftwood, garden, House Sparrow, looking up, male, nest box, Passer domesticus, perched, sky, sparrow, sparrows, spring, stink-eye, urban, vine, yard|

I am sharing a few House Sparrow photos that were taken while I was staying with my dear friend, Steve Creek, in Arkansas. The photos were taken from his deck.

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Arkansas Pine Siskin Photos

By Mia McPherson|May 11th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Pine Siskins, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Arkansas, Carduelis pinus, dark background, driftwood, feeder, finch, finches, garden, looking up, perched, Pine Siskin, post, Sebastian County, siskin, siskins, spring, urban, yard|

On my trip to Arkansas, I was been delighted to capture Pine Siskin photos. I believe there was more than one siskin frequenting my friend Steve Creek's feeders.

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American Robin Fledglings Exploring Their Mountain Home

By Mia McPherson|July 12th, 2020|Categories: American Robins, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: American Robin, canyon, chick, creek, creek bed, dry, fledgling, foraging, immature, looking up, mountains, robin, robins, sky, Summit County, thrush, thrushes, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, young|

Three days ago I saw lots of young birds in the Wasatch Mountains east of where I live in Salt Lake City and among them were several American Robin fledglings.

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Nesting Mountain Bluebirds And Other Woodland Birds

By Mia McPherson|April 30th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Chipping Sparrows, House Wrens, Mountain Bluebirds, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: adult, aspen, bird finding tip, bluebird, bluebirds, branch, breeding plumage, breeding season, canyon, Chipping Sparrow, clod, close up, dirt, forest, forest edge, gathering, House Wren, instincts, looking up, male, mate, Mountain Bluebird, mountains, nesting cavity, nesting materials, perched, photographic rut, portrait, regal, road, Setophaga coronata, shadow, Sialia currucoides, singing, sparrow, sparrows, Spizella passerina, spring, thrushes, trees, Troglodytes aedon, warbler, warblers, wren, wrens, Yellow-rumped Warbler|

Yesterday I had a blast photographing a pair of Mountain Bluebirds at a natural nesting cavity at the edge of a forest along with some other woodland birds.

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Yellow Warbler Looking Up Into The Sky – Missing Our Summer Birds

By Mia McPherson|December 13th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Morgan County, Utah, Yellow Warblers|Tags: adult, Amelanchier utahensis, canyon, looking up, mountains, serviceberry, Setophaga petechia, warbler, warblers, Yellow Warbler|

I'm just posting this sweet, little Yellow Warbler this morning because I have been missing our summer birds. I have been missing all birds actually because it seems like forever since I have been out into the field.

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