outcropping – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

My First Of Season Turkey Vulture Images

By Mia McPherson|April 21st, 2023|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Turkey Vultures, Utah|Tags: adult, Cathartes aura, desert, first of season, lichen, lichens, outcropping, raptor, resting, rocks, rocky, spring, Turkey Vulture, vulture, vultures|

I took my first Turkey Vulture images of the season two days ago. That is later than usual for me, but this spring hasn't been normal at all.

Great Horned Owl In Desert Habitat

By Mia McPherson|November 28th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Great Horned Owls, Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area, Nevada, White Pine County|Tags: adult, arid, arid habitat, autumn, Bubo virginianus, camouflaged, cliff, desert, desert habitat, fall, Great Horned Owl, outcropping, owl, owls, rocks, rocky, side lit, wildflowers|

I reached back into my archives and found this photo of a side lit Great Horned Owl in desert habitat that I spotted from one of the dirt access roads that lead to the Mt. Moriah Wilderness of eastern Nevada in 2012.

Adult Box Elder County Yellow-bellied Marmot

By Mia McPherson|March 28th, 2016|Categories: Box Elder County, Utah, Yellow-bellied Marmots|Tags: adult, cliffs, desert, foothills, lichen, lichen covered, marmot, Marmota flaviventris, marmots, outcropping, rocks, rocky, sky, spring, wildlife photography, yellow belly marmot, Yellow-bellied Marmot|

I was able to take images of a Box Elder County Yellow-bellied Marmot further south next to the road near the foothills of the Promontory Mountains.