National Wildlife Refuge – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Dark Morph Swainson’s Hawk Photos

By Mia McPherson|August 29th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, Buteo swainsoni, Buteos, dark morph, flats, hawk, hawks, morning light, National Wildlife Refuge, perched, ranchlands, raptors, sign, summer, Swainson's Hawk, wooden post|

Early yesterday morning on my way to the auto tour route at Bear River MBR I was delighted to see and photograph not just one dark morph Swainson's Hawk but two.

Male Rough-legged Hawk On A National Wildlife Refuge Sign

By Mia McPherson|December 17th, 2021|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Rough-legged Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, birds of prey, Buteo lagopus, Buteos, fall, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, high key, low light, male, National Wildlife Refuge, perched, raptors, Rough-legged Hawk, sign|

Nine days ago this Rough-legged Hawk resting on a National Wildlife sign in low light was the first hawk I spotted and photographed.

Birds of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge – Celebrating National Wildlife Refuge Week

By Mia McPherson|October 9th, 2016|Categories: American Avocets, American Barn Owls, American White Pelicans, Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Black-crowned Night Herons, Black-necked Stilts, Box Elder County, Redheads, Rough-legged Hawks, Sandhill Cranes, Tree Swallows, Tundra Swans, Utah, Virginia Rails, Western Grebes, White-faced Ibises|Tags: adult, American Avocets, American Barn Owl, American White Pelican, autumn, avocets, Bald Eagle, Birds of Bear River, birds of prey, Black-crowned Night Heron, Black-necked Stilt, breeding, cranes, ducks, eagles, grebes, harriers, hawks, hen, heron, ice, Marsh Wren, marshes, migration, National Wildlife Refuge, National Wildlife Refuge Week, nesting, night heron, night herons, Northern Harrier, owls, pelicans, Promontory Mountains, rails, Redhead, resting, Rough-legged Hawk, Sandhill Crane, shorebirds, stilts, swallows, swans, Tree Swallows, Tundra Swans, Virginia Rail, wading birds, Western Grebes, White-faced Ibis, winter, wrens|

This is National Wildlife Refuge Week and in celebration I wanted to do a pictorial essay that includes some of my images of the Birds of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.