old lake bed – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Young Red-tailed Hawk Up Close

By Mia McPherson|February 10th, 2024|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, Buteos, close up, flats, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, immature, old lake bed, perched, portrait, ranchlands, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk, up close, winter, young|

The day I photographed this young Red-tailed Hawk, I took 135 images of the immature raptor in just a little over a minute at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.

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House Sparrow On The Rocks

By Mia McPherson|November 6th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, House Sparrows, Utah|Tags: autumn, fall, House Sparrow, introduced, male, nonnative, old lake bed, Passer domesticus, perched, ranchlands, rocks, sparrow, sparrows|

One of the last birds I photographed on my recent trip to Bear River MBR was this male House Sparrow, perched on a lichen-covered rock south of the Bear River.

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My Fondness For American Pipits

By Mia McPherson|December 2nd, 2022|Categories: American Pipits, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, autumn, cold, fall, flats, fondness, morning, old lake bed, pipit, pipits, playa, rock, rocks, staring, walking|

It has been almost exactly one year since I have taken high quality images of American Pipits. I have a fondness for these birds and I have missed them.

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American Pipits In My Viewfinder

By Mia McPherson|December 5th, 2021|Categories: American Pipits, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, alert, American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, autumn, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, fall, flats, morning, old lake bed, pipit, pipits, playa, relaxed, rock, rocks, Utah|

I've been seeing and hearing American Pipits since the end of September but this was the first time this fall I was able to get close to them.

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