Pickleweed – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Fall Killdeer at Bear River MBR

By Mia McPherson|October 29th, 2023|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Killdeer, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, Charadrius vociferus, fall, Killdeer, killdeers, marsh, mudflats, Pickleweed, plover, plovers, shorebirds, small in frame, water, wetlands|

Since moving to Utah, I have seen and photographed Killdeer in every month of the year. It was no surprise that I found several at Bear River MBR last Monday.

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Greater Yellowlegs And Pickleweed Photos

By Mia McPherson|September 4th, 2022|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Greater Yellowlegs, Utah|Tags: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, glasswort, Greater Yellowlegs, halophyte, herb, herbaceous, marsh, marsh samphire, perennial, picklegrass, Pickleweed, playa, Salicornia, Salicornia rubra, salt tolerant, samphire greens, Sarcocornia utahensis, sea asparagus, sea beans, shorebirds, succulent, summer, swampfire, Tringa melanoleuca, Utah, water, wetlands, yellowlegs|

On my last trip up to Bear River MBR I had a Greater Yellowlegs land close to me in pickleweeds while I was parked on the north side of the auto tour route.

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Eastern Kingbird Perched On Pickleweed

By Mia McPherson|June 24th, 2020|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Eastern Kingbirds, Utah|Tags: adult, Eastern Kingbird, flycatcher, flycatchers, Iodinebush, kingbird, kingbirds, perched, Pickleweed, ranchlands, Salicornia, summer, Tyrannus tyrannus, tyrant flycatchers|

One of the birds I was excited to see and photograph yesterday morning was an adult Eastern Kingbird perched on a pickleweed next to the road.

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The First Day of Autumn and the Heat is On in Utah

By Mia McPherson|September 23rd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Environment, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, fall, grasses, heat, male, Phasianus colchicus, pheasant, pheasants, Pickleweed, Ring-necked Pheasant, upland terrestrial birds|

After a long, hot summer I always look forward to the first day of autumn because it usually means cooler temperatures along with the scenery becoming more colorful as the leaves begin to turn.

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Taking a look back on a few previous Autumn Birds

By Mia McPherson|October 28th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Pied-billed Grebes, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-winged Blackbirds, Ring-necked Pheasants, Tooele County, Utah, White-crowned Sparrows|Tags: Agelaius phoeniceus, autumn, birds of prey, blackbird, blackbirds, Buteo jamaicensis, Circus hudsonius, desert, Gray Ghost, grebe, grebes, harrier, harriers, hawk, hawks, Northern Harrier, Phasianus colchicus, pheasant, Pickleweed, Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Ring-necked Pheasant, sparrow, sparrows, White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys|

Photographing birds during Autumn is a wonderful time for me in Utah, the beautiful fall colors delight and enthrall me, the air gets nippy and I find myself feeling a surge of energy whenever I am outdoors.

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