Oquirrh Mountain Range – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Red-tailed Hawk on a cold winter day

By Mia McPherson|August 5th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah, Utah County|Tags: adult, bird photography, birding, birds, Buteo jamaicensis, flight, flying, nature photography, Oquirrh Mountain Range, Red-tailed Hawk, wildlife photography|

I photographed this particular Red-tailed Hawk on five different days in Utah County and really enjoyed the cold, crisp mornings I had with it.

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Red-tailed Hawk in flight near the Oquirrh Mountains

By Mia McPherson|January 24th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah, Utah County|Tags: adult, bird photography, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, flight, flying, hawks, Oquirrh Mountain Range, raptors, red tailed hawks, Red-tailed Hawk|

One great bird can make a day or even an entire trip worthwhile and this particular Red-tailed Hawk photographed in Utah County has made two days wonderful so far.

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A Red-tailed Hawk in Utah County

By Mia McPherson|January 22nd, 2014|Categories: Birds, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah, Utah County|Tags: birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, Oquirrh Mountain Range, raptors, Red-tailed Hawk|

Today I have just a few images of a Red-tailed Hawk I spotted yesterday on a power pole in Utah County near the southern part of the Oquirrh Mountain Range.

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Winter Inversion Along With -10 Degrees Fahrenheit

By Mia McPherson|January 5th, 2013|Categories: Tooele County, Utah|Tags: clouds, fence, fog, grasses, haze, inversion, nature, nature photography, Oquirrh Mountain Range, photography, pollution, sky, sunrise, Tooele County, unhealthy, Utah, winter|

A few of my non-Utahn friends have asked me what an inversion is after I have mentioned it, this image might help to show what an inversion can look like.

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