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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.

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Gulf Shore Great Egret with a Loose Head Feather

By Mia McPherson|May 9th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Egrets, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Ardea alba, close up, egret, egrets, Great Egret, Gulf of Mexico, loose feather, nonbreeding, nonbreeding plumage, portrait, wading birds, water|

This might be the only image I have in my portfolio that shows a Great Egret with a loose head feather waving above its head at a jaunty angle.

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