perch – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Late Autumn White-throated Sparrow

By Mia McPherson|December 14th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Sebastian County, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: autumn, driftwood, fall, feeder, garden, perch, sparrow, sparrows, suburban, White-throated Sparrow, yard, Zonotrichia albicollis|

I'm super excited to share autumn White-throated Sparrow photos because they are sparrows I only found one time in Utah while living in the Western U.S.

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White-throated Sparrow On A Driftwood Perch

By Mia McPherson|November 25th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Sebastian County, White-throated Sparrows|Tags: adult, autumn, driftwood, fall, feeder, garden, perch, sparrow, sparrows, suburban, White-throated Sparrow, yard, Zonotrichia albicollis|

I'm sharing a single White-throated Sparrow photo this morning, taken two days ago in the early morning. I adore the melodic songs of these sparrows.

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Carolina Wren Perched On Driftwood

By Mia McPherson|September 15th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Carolina Wrens, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Akansas, alert, back view, calling, Carolina Wren, chattering, curious, down, driftwood, end, eye, feeder, garden, looking, perch, perched, Sebastian County, staring, summer, Thryothorus ludovicianus, urban, wren, wrens, yard|

While I was photographing a bathing Tufted Titmouse yesterday, a Carolina Wren snuck in silently and landed on a driftwood perch near where I was sitting.

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Male Eastern Bluebird Teaching His Young

By Mia McPherson|May 17th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Eastern Bluebirds, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Arkansas, balancing, behavior, bluebird, bluebirds, checking out, chicks, dancing, driftwood, Eastern Bluebird, excited, feeder, flapping, fluttering, food, garden, guiding, lifted, male, perch, perched, Sebastian County, showing, Sialia sialis, spring, teaching, tempting, thrush, thrushes, urban, watching, waving, wings, yard, young|

Before I left Arkansas, I had the privilege of seeing and photographing this male Eastern Bluebird teaching his young fledglings where to find food.

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Male House Sparrow – A Bird People Love To Hate

By Mia McPherson|August 2nd, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, House Sparrows, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, breeding plumage, driftwood, House Sparrow, male, nonnative, Passer domesticus, perch, sparrow, sparrows, summer, urban, yard|

When I photographed this male House Sparrow in Arkansas, I wasn't thinking about how people love to hate this species. I was simply taking photos of a bird.

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Carolina Chickadee Images From Arkansas

By Mia McPherson|July 27th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Carolina Chickadees, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Arkansas, bright, Carolina Chickadee, chickadee, chickadees, curious, driftwood, feeder, head tilt, hull, hungry, looking, morning light, perch, perched, Poecile carolinensis, Sebastian County, soft, summer, sunflower, urban, yard|

I was thrilled to take scores of Carolina Chickadee images when I was in Arkansas, from the comfort of my friend Steve Creek's deck while I visited with him.

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Perky Song Sparrow On A Greasewood Perch

By Mia McPherson|February 13th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: adult, Greasewood, marsh, Melospiza melodia, perch, perched, perky, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, shrub, sky, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, wetlands, winter|

Last Friday I had a few seconds to photograph a perky Song Sparrow perched on a greasewood at Farmington Bay WMA just before I started to head towards home.

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Male Belted Kingfisher Photos

By Mia McPherson|June 5th, 2021|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, Belted Kingfisher, branch, canyon, creek, favored, fish, kingfisher, kingfishers, male, Megaceryle alcyon, metal post, mountains, perch, perched, prey, spring, yellow wildflowers|

Today I am sharing four male Belted Kingfisher photos that I have taken this spring in the Wasatch Mountains starting with one that I took yesterday morning.

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Spring And Summer With A Belted Kingfisher Family

By Mia McPherson|December 23rd, 2020|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Actitis macularia, adult, Barn Swallow, Belted Kingfisher, bill defect, canyon, chick, creek, defensive, defensive behavior, defensive posture, female, fish, kingfisher, kingfishers, male, Megaceryle alcyon, mountains, perch, perched, prey, shaking, Spotted Sandpiper, stream, Summit County, swallow, Utah, Wasatch Mountains, wildflowers|

I was totally unaware on that April morning that I would be photographing a Belted Kingfisher family for several months.

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Early Spring Western Meadowlark on a Bison Manure Perch

By Mia McPherson|March 14th, 2018|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: bison manure, early spring, grasses, meadowlark, meadowlarks, perch, poop, Sturnella neglecta, Western Meadowlark|

I photographed this Western Meadowlark one year ago today on Antelope Island State Park and seeing the new growth of the grasses felt great after a long winter.

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Yellow-rumped Warbler, Fall Colors on the Refuge Plus a Unique Forster’s Tern Experience

By Mia McPherson|October 4th, 2017|Categories: American Coots, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Forster's Terns, Utah, Yellow-rumped Warblers|Tags: adult, American Coot, autumn, curly dock, Curlydock, fall, feeding, flight, Forster's Tern, Fulica americana, juvenile, marsh, perch, Rumex crispus, Setophaga coronata, Sterna forsteri, tern, terns, warbler, warblers, wetlands, Yellow-rumped Warbler, young|

There were birds that I photographed including this Yellow-rumped Warbler who perched out in the open with the fall colors of curly docks in the background.

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Red-tailed Hawk on a Rocky Perch in Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|April 30th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Red-tailed Hawks, Utah|Tags: adult, birds of prey, Buteo jamaicensis, hawk, hawks, Hawks of Utah, perch, raptors, red tail, red tail hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, rocky|

There is nothing special about this photo of a Red-tailed Hawk on a rock perch that I photographed yesterday in northern Utah but I quite like it for its simplicity.

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Swainson’s Hawk Juvenile Jumping To A New Perch

By Mia McPherson|September 14th, 2015|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Montana, Swainson's Hawks|Tags: alula, alulae, bastard wing, birds of prey, Buteo swainsoni, hawk, hawks, immature, jumping, juvenile, perch, power pole, raptors, Swainson's Hawk, young|

I photographed a Swainson's Hawk family for several mornings while I was in Montana and this is one of the juveniles I focused on.

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Horned Lark on a Poopy Perch

By Mia McPherson|October 5th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Horned Larks, Utah|Tags: adult, bison poop, Eremophila alpestris, grasslands, Horned Lark, lark, larks, male, perch, perched|

Most of the Horned Larks I photograph are perched on rocks or boulders, this one is perched on a dried pile of Bison poop. Some might think this is a crappy perch and they would be right!

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Birds on Poopy Perches

By Mia McPherson|May 26th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Horned Larks, Humor, Long-billed Curlews, Utah, Willets|Tags: bird photography, bison poop, curlew, curlews, Eremophila alpestris, Horned Lark, humor, lark, larks, Long-billed Curlew, manure, Numenius americanus, perch, poopy, poopy perches, Tringa semipalmata, Willet|

I bet you are wondering what I mean by "Poopy perches", I know I would be if I saw that title. Am I talking about perches that are man-made and ugly? Or perches that are just not all that appealing visually?

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