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Young Bald Eagle On The Road

By Mia McPherson|February 17th, 2024|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: auto tour loop, Bald Eagle, birds of prey, dirt road, eagle, eagles, habitat, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, haze, immature, marsh, mountains, observation tower, phragmites, phrags, raptors, sky, sub-adult, subadult, vault toilet, wetlands, winter, young|

This Bald Eagle photo isn't my best image of this species, and that is alright with me. I took the photo five days ago on the auto tour loop at Bear River MBR.

Photographing the Tundra Swans of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By Mia McPherson|February 4th, 2018|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Tundra Swans, Utah|Tags: adult, clouds, Cygnus columbianus, flight, flying, immature, lift off, lifting off, marsh, marshes, mountains, observation tower, photograph, photographing, sky, swan, swans, Tundra Swan, water, waterfowl, wetlands, winter|

I had a blast photographing the Tundra Swans at the refuge yesterday and for the first time in a while I forgot about practically everything but the birds in front of me and the peace I find at the refuge.