morning – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Quiet Morning Spent with the Birds of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By Mia McPherson|July 20th, 2015|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-necked Stilts, Box Elder County, Great Blue Herons, Marsh Wrens, Pied-billed Grebes, Utah, Willets|Tags: American Coot, Ardea herodias, Black-necked Stilt, Cistothorus palustris, coot, coots, Fulica americana, Great Blue Heron, grebe, grebes, heron, herons, Himantopus mexicanus, Marsh Wren, morning, Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, quiet, shorebirds, stilt, stilts, Tringa semipalmata, wading birds, Willet, wren, wrens|

I headed up to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge yesterday morning and I am very glad I did because of the wonderful birds I saw.

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Greater Sage-Grouse Lek and News on Protections for the Grouse

By Mia McPherson|May 29th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Conservation, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: Centrocercus urophasianus, cold, courtship behavior, courtship display, Greater Sage-Grouse, grouse, lek, male, morning, protections, sage-grouse, sagebrush steppe, upland terrestrial birds|

Two months ago today I was photographing on a Greater Sage-Grouse lek in 21°F weather in Wayne County, Utah.

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Great Blue Heron stalking prey in morning light

By Mia McPherson|December 3rd, 2014|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Great Blue Herons, Utah|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, autumn, Davis County, fall, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, marsh, morning, morning light, stalking, wading birds, water, wetlands|

As common as Great Blue Herons are throughout North America I am always happy to photograph these prehistoric looking birds.

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On The Road – Montana morning June 29

By Mia McPherson|June 29th, 2014|Categories: Beaverhead County, Centennial Valley, Montana|Tags: Centennial Mountains, fog, morning, nature photography|

Life is good

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Red-shouldered Hawk In Flight

By Mia McPherson|January 14th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Red-shouldered Hawks|Tags: adult, birds of prey, Buteo lineatus, coast, coastal, flight, flying, habitat, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Florida, lift off, morning, red shoulders, Red-shouldered Hawk, sand dunes, sky, snag, unexpected|

This Red-shouldered Hawk photo was taken in Florida in November of 2008 just after the hawk lifted off from an old snag near a Great Blue Heron I had been photographing.

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Snowy Egret on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico

By Mia McPherson|May 11th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Snowy Egrets|Tags: adult, bird photography, coast, coastal, egret, egrets, Egretta thula, Gulf of Mexico, morning, shore, Snowy Egret, wading birds, water|

This Snowy Egret was photographed as it stood in the shallow water of the Gulf of Mexico at Fort De Soto County Park's north beach one early August morning in 2007.

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American Barn Owl On A Foggy Morning

By Mia McPherson|January 24th, 2013|Categories: American Barn Owls, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, High Key, Low light, Utah|Tags: adult, American Barn Owl, birds of prey, flight, flying, fog, foggy, low light, marsh, morning, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, Tyto furcata, wetlands, winter|

Fog can add a moody feel to images and yesterday there was plenty of fog at Farmington Bay WMA. There were a few Barn Owls hunting for food and I captured images of this one as it flew towards me.

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