rabbitbrush fluff – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Fall Song Sparrow Photos

By Mia McPherson|October 28th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Song Sparrows, Utah|Tags: adult, autumn, desert, fall, feeding, Melospiza melodia, perched, rabbibrush, rabbitbrush fluff, seeds, seep, Song Sparrow, sparrow, sparrows, wildflowers|

Earlier this month I had an opportunity to take a few fall Song Sparrow photos while way up in Box Elder County in northern Utah.

Dark-eyed Junco And Rabbitbrush

By Mia McPherson|October 28th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Dark-eyed Juncos, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: autumn, canyon, Dark-eyed Junco, desert, eating, fall, junco, Junco hyemalis, junco hyemalis oreganus, juncos, mountains, Oregon group, perched, rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush fluff, seeds, sparrow, sparrows|

One of the Dark-eyed Juncos that I had in my viewfinder was perched on top of a rabbitbrush with seeds and fluff in its bill that turned its head towards me.

West Desert Wandering – Birds, Bees, And Blooms

By Mia McPherson|October 5th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Dark-eyed Juncos, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: back lit, bird food, Bombus, bumble bee, Dark-eyed Junco, junco, Junco hyemalis, junco hyemalis oreganus, juncos, light angle, rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush fluff, seeds, side lit, small in frame, sparrows, species ID|

Even though I came home with very few photos I'm still glad I went wandering. I had great views, sunshine, birds to delight my eyes and ears and I soaked it all up like a thirsty sponge.