nestlings – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Hungry Barn Swallow Chicks

By Mia McPherson|August 25th, 2023|Categories: Barn Swallows, Birds, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: babies, Barn Swallow, bill, bills, building, chick, chicks, Hirundo rustica, hungry, immature, juvenile, juveniles, nest, nestling, nestlings, open, park, summer, swallow, swallows, urban, young|

Yesterday, I shared photos of baby American Coots. Today, I am sharing an image of Barn Swallow chicks taken on the same day and location as the young coots.

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House Wren With Insect Prey

By Mia McPherson|June 30th, 2022|Categories: Birds, House Wrens, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch County|Tags: adult, bill, branch, branches, canyon, ethics, House Wren, insect, mountains, nesting birds, nestlings, perched, prey, summer, Troglodytes aedon, wren, wrens, young|

Four days ago I stopped briefly where I knew that there was a House Wren nest and was delighted to see an adult with insect prey for its young in its bill.

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The Price I Paid For These Red-tailed Hawk Chick Photos

By Mia McPherson|June 14th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, chicks, cliff, cliff face, desert, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, immature, juvenile, nest, nestlings, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, spring, young|

Yesterday I went up to northern Utah hoping to take photos of some Red-tailed Hawk chicks that I know will soon be leaving their nest and I found them.

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The Magical Sapsucker Tree in Clark County, Idaho

By Mia McPherson|July 4th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Clark County, House Wrens, Idaho, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Targhee National Forest, Tree Swallows, Williamson's Sapsuckers|Tags: adult, aspen, branches, cavity, chattering, fecal sacs, female, food, forest, House Wren, male, nest, nesting, nesting cavity, nesting tree, nestlings, pair, Populus tremuloides, prey, Quaking Aspen, Red-naped Sapsucker, sapsucker, sapsuckers, secondary cavity nesters, Sphyrapicus, Sphyrapicus nuchalis, Sphyrapicus thyroideus, swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, tree, Tree Swallow, Troglodytes aedon, Williamson's Sapsucker, wooded, woodpecker, woodpeckers, wren, wrens|

A month ago I photographed a pair of Williamson's Sapsuckers excavating a nesting cavity in Idaho and this past week I spent several days photographing them again.

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