optical illusion – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Preening American White Pelican Optical Illusion

By Mia McPherson|May 6th, 2021|Categories: American White Pelicans, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah|Tags: adult, American White Pelican, marsh, optical illusion, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, pelican, pelicans, preening, spring, water, wetlands|

This single American White Pelican photo contains an optical illusion that confused my brain when I first viewed it and confuses my brain still.

Mirage As Seen From Bear River MBR Auto Tour Route

By Mia McPherson|September 2nd, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah, Weather Phenomena|Tags: auto tour route, complex mirage, fata morgana, marsh, mirage, mirages, odd things I see, optical illusion, Optical Phenomena, refuge, superior mirage, weather, weather phenomena|

Whatever this mirage was, it got my attention and I felt I had to stop and take photos of this naturally occurring optical phenomena, I mean I don't see things like this everyday!

Two-headed Juvenile Western Kingbird? A Mere Optical Illusion

By Mia McPherson|August 4th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Kingbirds|Tags: desert island, flycatcher, flycatchers, immature, juveniles, kingbird, kingbirds, optical illusion, perched, siblings, stretching, summer, Tyrannus verticalis, tyrant flycatchers, Western Kingbird, young|

This image kind of looks like I photographed a two-headed juvenile Western Kingbird but it is really an optical illusion.