northern Utah – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Frost this morning!

By Mia McPherson|September 11th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: adult, birds, frost, frosty, hoar frost, Melospiza melodia, northern Utah, perched, Song Sparrow, sparrow, winter|

I get very excited about small things at times, a colorful sunrise, the sight of a shooting star, the first spring crocus and in the fall; the first time I see frost.

Comparing Two Grebe Species

By Mia McPherson|September 1st, 2010|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Bird ID, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: adults, Aechmophorus clarkii, Aechmophorus occidentalis, bird ID, bird identification, comparing, comparison, grebe, grebes, marsh, northern Utah, spring, wetlands|

Two Grebe species that are often misidentified are the Clark's and Western Grebes.

Cinnamon x Blue-winged Teal Hybrid Duck

By Mia McPherson|August 25th, 2010|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Bird ID, Birds, Duck hybrids, Utah|Tags: adult, Blue-winged Teal, Box Elder County, Cinnamon Teal, Cinnamon x Blue-winged Teal, cross, ducks, hybrid, marsh, nature photography, northern Utah, photography, Spatula cyanoptera, Spatula discors, wetlands, wildlife|

It wasn't until I pulled the image up on my monitor that I saw that this duck was a hybrid, which turned out to be Cinnamon x Blue-winged Teal hybrid.