Populus deltoides – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

My Mom Would Have Been 92 Today

By Mia McPherson|May 17th, 2024|Categories: Eastern Cottonwood, Miscellaneous, Oklahoma, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: American Sycamore, babies, birds of prey, bottomland hardwood forests, Buteo lineatus, Buteos, chicks, Cottonwood, Eastern Cottonwood, forest, hawk, hawks, heart, heart shape, immature, juvenile, leaves, light, native, natural, nest, nestling, Platanus occidentalis, Populus deltoides, raptors, Red-shouldered Hawk, shadow, spotlight, spring, sycamore, tree, tree trunk, trunk, young|

My mom would have been 92 today. I miss her terribly, but she is with me in so many ways. She was also with me when I went to Tishomingo NWR last Saturday.

What The Fluff? Great Egret Photos

By Mia McPherson|April 23rd, 2024|Categories: Birds, Eastern Cottonwood, Great Egrets, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, Ardea alba, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, breeding plumes, Cottonwood, cottonwood fluff, Eastern Cottonwood, egret, egrets, fallen log, fluff, fog, foggy, Great Egret, Horton Slough, leaves, log, misty, morning mist, plumes, Populus deltoides, preening, slough, spring, stump, tree, trees, wading birds, water|

I took this Great Egret photo yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. Even with the morning mist, I could tell something fluffy was stuck on its bill.

Golden Cottonwood Leaf On Fresh Snow

By Mia McPherson|November 11th, 2022|Categories: Eastern Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Trees, Utah|Tags: autumn, Cottonwood, cottonwoods, Eastern Cottonwood, fall, fresh, golden, ground, Jordan River, Jordan River Parkway Trail, Jordan River Trail, leaf, leaves, native, Populus deltoides, skiff, snow, tree, tress, urban|

Yesterday morning I had planned on walking along the Jordan River after the sun came up and when I saw that there was fresh snow on the ground I was even more excited.