plateau – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Mating Greater Sage-Grouse On A Wild Windswept Lek

By Mia McPherson|March 16th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, Aquarius Plateau, Centrocercus urophasianus, courtship display, female, Greater Sage-Grouse, grouse, lek, male, morning light, plateau, sage-grouse, sagebrush sea, spring, upland terrestrial birds, Utah, Wayne County|

During the breeding season, male Greater Sage-Grouse gather in communal display areas known as leks to perform an elaborate courtship ritual.

Two Greater Sage-Grouse Foraging On The Aquarius Plateau

By Mia McPherson|June 2nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Dixie National Forest, Greater Sage-Grouse, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, Aquarius Plateau, Centrocercus urophaisianus, foraging, Greater Sage-Grouse, grouse, high sagebrush steppe, morning, plateau, sage-grouse, sagebrush, sky, upland terrestrial birds|

I found these two foraging Greater Sage-Grouse high up on the Aquarius Plateau in Wayne County, Utah five years ago today.

Bryce Canyon National Park Hoodoos

By Mia McPherson|August 7th, 2015|Categories: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah|Tags: canyon, fins, Hoodoo, Hoodoos, limestone, Paunsaugunt Plateau, plateau|

One of the places on that 2007 trip that I most wanted to see was Bryce Canyon National Park because I wanted to view the hoodoos in person and I am very glad I went because it is beyond gorgeous.